Now I want to say something about virgins. I have no direct command from the Lord. But I give my opinion. Because of the Lord’s mercy, I give it as one who can be trusted.

论到童身的人，我没有主的命令，但我既蒙主怜恤能作忠心的人，就把自己的意见告诉你们。

关于未婚女子，我没有主的命令，但我既蒙主怜悯、作为一个可信靠的人，把自己的意见告诉你们。

关于未婚女子，我没有主的命令，但我既蒙主怜悯、作为一个可信靠的人，把自己的意见告诉你们。

关于独身的问题，主并没有给我任何命令，但我既然深受主恩，成为祂忠心的仆人，就向你们提供一些意见。

关于未婚的，我没有主的命令，但我既然蒙了主的怜悯，成为可信靠的人，就把我的意见提出来。

关于童贞的女子，我没有从主而来的命令，但是我既然蒙主的怜悯成为忠心的人，我就提供意见。

論到童身的人，我沒有主的命令，但我既蒙主憐恤能作忠心的人，就把自己的意見告訴你們。

關於未婚女子，我沒有主的命令，但我既蒙主憐憫、作為一個可信靠的人，把自己的意見告訴你們。

關於未婚女子，我沒有主的命令，但我既蒙主憐憫、作為一個可信靠的人，把自己的意見告訴你們。

關於獨身的問題，主並沒有給我任何命令，但我既然深受主恩，成為祂忠心的僕人，就向你們提供一些意見。

關於未婚的，我沒有主的命令，但我既然蒙了主的憐憫，成為可信靠的人，就把我的意見提出來。

論到童身人、我卻沒有主的詔命；但作為蒙主憐恤、而可信靠的人、我就發表發表意見。

關於童貞的女子，我沒有從主而來的命令，但是我既然蒙主的憐憫成為忠心的人，我就提供意見。

論及處女、我未奉主命、惟蒙主矜恤以為忠、則以己意示之、

論及童身、吾未奉主命、惟沾主恩以為忠、自言己意、

論及童身、我未奉主命、但我既蒙主恩以為忠、即以己意告爾、

對於童貞者、吾未承主諭、惟吾既飽受主恩、自當忠實相告。

Now about virgins: I have no command from the Lord, but I give a judgment as one who by the Lord’s mercy is trustworthy.

Now concerning the betrothed, I have no command from the Lord, but I give my judgment as one who by the Lord’s mercy is trustworthy.

Now regarding your question about the young women who are not yet married. I do not have a command from the Lord for them. But the Lord in his mercy has given me wisdom that can be trusted, and I will share it with you.

Now about virgins: I have no command from the Lord, but I do give an opinion as one who by the Lord’s mercy is faithful.

Now concerning virgins, I have no command of the Lord, but I am offering direction as one who by the mercy of the Lord is trustworthy.

Now concerning virgins: I have no commandment from the Lord; yet I give judgment as one whom the Lord in His mercy has made trustworthy.

Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: but I give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be trustworthy.

About virgins: I have no command from the Lord, but I do give an opinion as one who by the Lord’s mercy is trustworthy.

Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: yet I give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful.

With regard to the question about people who have never married, I have no command from the Lord, but I give my opinion as one shown mercy by the Lord to be trustworthy.

Now concerning virgins, I have no commandment from the Lord, but I give my judgment as one who has obtained mercy from the Lord to be trustworthy.

I say those things to you as my advice, not as a command.

Those who have been given a trust must prove that they are faithful.

I also have something to say to everyone else. It is from me, not a direct command from the Lord. Suppose a brother has a wife who is not a believer. If she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her.

In my opinion, she is happier if she stays single. And I also think that I am led by the Spirit of God in saying this.

I am not commanding you to do it. But I want to test you. I want to find out if you really love God. I want to compare your love with that of others.You know the grace shown by our Lord Jesus Christ. Even though he was rich, he became poor to help you. Because he became poor, you can become rich.Here is my opinion about what is best for you in that matter. Last year you were the first to give. You were also the first to want to give.

Fire destroyed their young men. Their young women had no one to marry.

So because of God’s mercy, we have work to do. He has given it to us. And we don’t give up.Instead, we have given up doing secret and shameful things. We don’t twist God’s word. In fact, we do just the opposite. We present the truth plainly. In the sight of God, we make our appeal to everyone’s sense of what is right and wrong.

I am thankful to Christ Jesus our Lord. He has given me strength. I thank him that he considered me faithful. I thank him for appointing me to serve him.I used to speak evil things against Jesus. I tried to hurt his followers. I really pushed them around. But God showed me mercy anyway. I did those things without knowing any better. I wasn’t a believer.Our Lord poured out more and more of his grace on me. Along with it came faith and love from Christ Jesus.Here is a saying that you can trust. It should be accepted completely. Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. And I am the worst sinner of all.But for that very reason, God showed me mercy. And I am the worst of sinners. He showed me mercy so that Christ Jesus could show that he is very patient. I was an example for those who would come to believe in him. Then they would receive eternal life.

When I brag about myself like this, I’m not talking the way the Lord would. I’m talking like a fool.

But if you do marry someone, you have not sinned. And if a virgin marries someone, she has not sinned. But those who marry someone will have many troubles in this life. I want to save you from this.

Unlike many people, we aren’t selling God’s word to make money. In fact, it is just the opposite. Because of Christ we speak honestly before God. We speak like people God has sent.

I give a command to those who are married. It is a direct command from the Lord, not from me. A wife must not leave her husband.

Suppose someone is worried that he is not acting with honor toward the virgin he has promised to marry. Suppose his desires are too strong, and he feels that he should marry her. He should do as he wants. He is not sinning. They should get married.But suppose the man has decided not to marry the virgin. And suppose he has no compelling need to get married and can control himself. If he has made up his mind not to get married, he also does the right thing.So then, the man who marries the virgin does the right thing. But the man who doesn’t marry her does a better thing.

But because of God’s grace I am what I am. And his grace was not wasted on me. No, I have worked harder than all the other apostles. But I didn’t do the work. God’s grace was with me.

His concerns pull him in two directions. A single woman or a virgin is concerned about the Lord’s matters. She wants to serve the Lord with both body and spirit. But a married woman is concerned about the matters of this world. She wants to know how she can please her husband.