(10)And the married not I command, but the Lord, that the wife depart not from the husband. (11)But if she have departed, let her remain unmarried, or let her be reconciled to her husband; and let the husband not put away his wife. (12)But to the rest say I, not the Lord: If any brother has a wife that believes not, and she is pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away. (13)And a woman who has a husband that believes not, and he is pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave her husband. (14)For the unbelieving husband is sanctified in the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified in the husband; else your children are unclean; but now they are holy. (15)But if the unbelieving departs, let him depart. The brother or the sister is not under bondage in such cases; but God has called us to peace. (16)For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? Or what knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife? (17)Only, as the Lord apportioned to each one, as God has called each one, so let him walk. And so I ordain in all the churches. (18)Was any one called being circumcised? Let him not become uncircumcised. Has any one been called in uncircumcision? Let him not be circumcised. (19)Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing; but the keeping of the commandments of God. (20)Let each one abide in the same calling wherein he was called. (21)Wast thou called being a servant? Care not for it; but if thou canst become free, use it rather. (22)For he that was called in the Lord, being a servant, is the Lord's freedman; in like manner also the freeman, being called, is Christ's servant. (23)Ye were bought with a price; become not servants of men. (24)Brethren, let every man, wherein he was called, therein abide with God. (25)Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord; but I give my judgment, as one that has obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful. (26)I consider therefore that this is good on account of the present necessity, that it is good for a man so to be. (27)Art thou bound to a wife? Seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? Seek not a wife. (28)But if also thou marry, thou sinnedst not; and if a virgin marry, she sinned not. But such shall have affliction in the flesh; but I spare you[7:28]. (29)But this I say, brethren, the time that remains is short; that both they who have wives may be as though they had none; (30)and they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not; (31)and they that use this world, as not abusing it; for the fashion of this world is passing away.