Considering the present distress, I think it is better for a man to stay as he is.

Do you have a wife? Then don't try to get rid of her. Are you unmarried? Then don't look for a wife.

I would like you to be free from worry. An unmarried man concerns himself with the Lord's work, because he is trying to please the Lord.

and so he is pulled in two directions. An unmarried woman or a virgin concerns herself with the Lord's work, because she wants to be dedicated both in body and spirit; but a married woman concerns herself with worldly matters, because she wants to please her husband.

I am saying this because I want to help you. I am not trying to put restrictions on you. Instead, I want you to do what is right and proper, and to give yourselves completely to the Lord's service without any reservation.