Because of the present distress, I think that it is good for a man to remain as he is.Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be released. Are you released from a wife? Do not seek a wife.
But he who stands firm in his heart( who is under no compulsion, but has control over his own will) and has decided in his heart to keep her as his fiancée, will do well.So, then, he who marries his fiancée does well, but he who does not marry will do better.
Then God said to him in the dream,“ Yes, I know that you did this with a clear conscience. I have also kept you from sinning against me. Therefore I have not let you touch her.
His disciples said to him,“ If the relationship of a man with his wife is like this, it’s better not to marry.”He responded,“ Not everyone can accept this saying, but only those to whom it has been given.
See which field they are harvesting, and follow them. Haven’t I ordered the young men not to touch you? When you are thirsty, go and drink from the jars the young men have filled.”