In my judgment, however, she is happier if she remains as she is. And I think that I too have the Spirit of God.
Now for the matters you wrote about: It is good to abstain from sexual relations.
Now to the unmarried and widows I say this: It is good for them to remain unmarried, as I am.
Now about virgins, I have no command from the Lord, but I give a judgment as one who by the Lord’s mercy is trustworthy.
Did the word of God originate with you? Or are you the only ones it has reached?
I have become a fool, but you drove me to it. In fact, you should have commended me, since I am in no way inferior to th
I am saying this for your own good, not to restrict you, but in order to promote proper decorum and undivided devotion t
For even if I boast somewhat excessively about the authority the Lord gave us for building you up rather than tearing yo
Consider also that our Lord’s patience brings salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom
Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you yourselves not my workmanship in the Lord?
Anyone, then, who rejects this command does not reject man but God, the very One who gives you His Holy Spirit.
I say this as a concession, not as a command.