38 So then he who gives in marriage does well. But he who does not give in marriage does better.

39 The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband lives, but if her husband sleeps in death, she is at liberty to be remarried to whom she will, only in the Lord.

40 But she is happier if she so remains, according to my judgment. And I also think that I have [the] Spirit of God.