There is difference also between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married careth for the things of the world, how she may please her husband.
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Interpretation
Considering the distress of those times, the unmarried state was best. Notwithstanding, the apostle does not condemn marriage.
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This thought runs through 1 Corinthians 7:34-36.