And this I speak for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that which is comely, and that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction.
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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.