¹¹ But he said to them, ^(A)“Not everyone can receive this saying, but only ^(B)those to ^(C)whom it is given. ¹² For there are eunuchs who have been so from birth, and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by men, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs ^(D)for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. Let the one who is able to receive this receive it.”

² But because of the temptation to sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband.

⁹ But if they cannot exercise self-control, ^(A)they should marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.

²⁸ Let the thief no longer steal, but rather ^(A)let him labor, ^(B)doing honest work with his own hands, so ^(C)that he may have something to share with anyone in need.

^2 (A)so as to live for ^(B)the rest of the time in the flesh ^(C)no longer for human passions but ^(D)for the will of God.

^23 (A)You were bought with a price; ^(B)do not become bondservants of men.