6 Now ^las a concession, not a command, I say this.¹ 7 ^mI wish that all were ⁿas I myself am. But ^oeach has his own gift from God, ^pone of one kind and one of another.

8 To the unmarried and the widows I say that it is good for them to remain single, as I am. 9 ^qBut if they cannot exercise self-control, they should marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.