1 Corinthians 7:26-28

Expanded Bible

²⁶ Because ·the present time is a time of trouble [of the present crisis/distress/trouble], I think it is ·good [best] for you to stay the way you are. ²⁷ If you ·have a wife [^Lare bound to a wife; or are pledged to a woman], do not try to ·become free from [or divorce] her. If you are not married, do not try to find a wife. ²⁸ But if you decide to marry, you have not sinned. And if a ·girl who has never married [or betrothed woman; ^Lvirgin] decides to marry, she has not sinned. But those who marry will have ·trouble [trials; tribulation] in ·this life [this world; ^Lthe flesh], and I want ·you to be free [to spare you] from trouble [^Cduring times of persecution, those with family obligations suffer the most].