But in my judgment she is happier if she stays as she is—and I also think that I have the Ruach Elohim.
Consequently, the one who rejects this is not rejecting man, but God, who gives His Ruach ha-Kodesh to you.
I have become a fool—you drove me to it, for I ought to have been commended by you. For I am in no way inferior to the super-special emissaries—though I am nothing.
Now I say this for your own benefit—not to put a restraint on you, but to promote proper and constant service to the Lord without distraction.
But I say to the unmarried and to widows that it is good for them to remain as I am.
But this I say as a concession, not as a command.
Now concerning the things about which you wrote to me, it is good for a man not to touch a woman.
Now I give my opinion in this matter, that it is a credit to you that a year ago you were the first to start—not only to do but even to be willing.
since you are demanding proof that Messiah is speaking through me. He is not weak toward you, but powerful among you.