¹¹ But he said to them, Not all men are able to take in this saying, but only those to whom it is given.

¹⁷ Only, as the Lord has given to a man, and as is the purpose of God for him, so let him go on living. And these are my orders for all the churches.

¹¹ And he said to them in answer, To you is given the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

² But because of the desires of the flesh, let every man have his wife, and every woman her husband.

⁷ It is my desire that all men might be even as I am. But every man has the power of his special way of life given him by God, one in this way and one in that.

⁸ But I say to the unmarried and to the widows, It is good for them to be even as I am.

⁹ But if they have not self-control let them get married; for married life is better than the burning of desire.

³⁵ Now I say this for your profit; not to make things hard for you, but because of what is right, and so that you may be able to give all your attention to the things of the Lord.