^{8 Ref} But I say to the unmarried and to widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.

^{9 Ref} But if they have not continency, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

^{10 Ref} But unto the married I give charge, `yea' not I, but the Lord, That the wife depart not from her husband

^{11 Ref} (but should she depart, let her remain unmarried, or else be reconciled to her husband); and that the husband leave not his wife.

^{12 Ref} But to the rest say I, not the Lord: If any brother hath an unbelieving wife, and she is content to dwell with him, let him not leave her.

^{8 Ref} But I say to the unmarried and to widows, it is good for them if they remain even as I am.

^{9 Ref} But if they don't have self-control, let them marry. For it's better to marry than to burn.

^{10 Ref} But to the married I command--not I, but the Lord--that the wife not leave her husband

^{11 Ref} (but if she departs, let her remain unmarried, or else be reconciled to her husband), and that the husband not leave his wife.

^{12 Ref} But to the rest I--not the Lord--say, if any brother has an unbelieving wife, and she is content to live with him, let him not leave her.