²⁸ But if you do marry, you have not sinned;^(A) and if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But those who marry will face many troubles in this life, and I want to spare you this.

²³ The man said,

¹² The man said, “The woman you put here with me^(A)—she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it.”

⁵ It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking,^(A) it is not easily angered,^(B) it keeps no record of wrongs.^(C)

¹³ for it is God who works in you^(A) to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose.^(B)