To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If any brother has a wife who is not a believer and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her.
But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.
And if a woman has a husband who is not a believer and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him.
Now about virgins: I have no command from the Lord, but I give a judgment as one who by the Lord’s mercy is trustworthy.
Are you pledged to a woman? Do not seek to be released. Are you free from such a commitment? Do not look for a wife.
I say this as a concession, not as a command.
In this self-confident boasting I am not talking as the Lord would, but as a fool.