^4 (A)Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge ^(B)the sexually immoral and adulterous.

^7 (A)I wish that all were ^(B)as I myself am. But ^(C)each has his own gift from God, ^(D)one of one kind and one of another.

⁸ To the unmarried and the widows I say that ^(E)it is good for them to remain single, ^(F)as I am. ⁹ But if they cannot exercise self-control, ^(G)they should marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.

²⁷ Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be free. Are you free from a wife? Do not seek a wife.