Now for those who are not married and for the widows I say this: It is good for them to stay unmarried as I am.
Now I will discuss the things you wrote me about. It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.
I want you to be free from worry. A man who is not married is busy with the Lord’s work, trying to please the Lord.
I wish that everyone were like me, but each person has his own gift from God. One has one gift, another has another gift.
Do we not have the right to bring a believing wife with us when we travel as do the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers and Peter?