1 Corinthians 7:25-31

Evangelical Heritage Version

²⁵ Now concerning virgins, I have no command from the Lord, but I give my judgment as one whom the Lord in his mercy made worthy of trust. ²⁶ Accordingly, I think this is good because of the difficult situation we face,^[a] namely, that it is good for a person to remain as he is. ²⁷ Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be freed. Are you unattached? Do not seek a wife. ²⁸ But if you do get married, you have not sinned, and if a virgin gets married, she has not sinned. Yet such people will be under pressure in their earthly lives, and I am trying to spare you.

²⁹ I also say this, brothers: The time is short. From now on, let those who have wives live as if they have none; ³⁰ those who weep, as if not weeping; those who rejoice, as if not rejoicing; those who buy, as if not possessing; ³¹ and those who use the world, as if not getting any use out of it. For the way of life that belongs to this world is passing away.