Catholic Public Domain Version
"And so, he who joins with his virgin in matrimony does well, and he who does not join with her does better. "
— 1 Corinthians 7:38, Catholic Public Domain Version
“So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better.”
“So then both he that giveth his own virgin daughter in marriage doeth well; and he that giveth her not in marriage shall do better. ”
“So then both he who gives his own virgin in marriage does well, and he who doesn't give her in marriage does better.”
“So then, the one who marries his own virgin does well, but the one who does not, does better.”
“Therefore both he that giveth his virgin in marriage doth well: and he that giveth her not doth better.”
“So then, he who gets married to his virgin does well, and he who keeps her unmarried does better.”
“So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better.”
Furthermore, I am saying this for your own benefit, not in order to cast a snare over you, but toward whatever is honest and whatever may provide you with the ability to be without hindrance, so as to worship the Lord.
But if any man considers himself to seem dishonorable, concerning a virgin who is of adult age, and so it ought to be, he may do as he wills. If he marries her, he does not sin.
But if he has decided firmly in his heart, and he does not have any obligation, but only the power of his free will, and if he has judged this in his heart, to let her remain a virgin, he does well.
And so, he who joins with his virgin in matrimony does well, and he who does not join with her does better.
A woman is bound under the law for as long as her husband lives. But if her husband has died, she is free. She may marry whomever she wishes, but only in the Lord.
But she will be more blessed, if she remains in this state, in accord with my counsel. And I think that I, too, have the Spirit of God.