6 I say the following as a concession, not as a command.
7 I wish that all people were just like me. But each has his own gift from God, one person in this way and another in that way.
8 I say to the unmarried and to widows: It is good for them if they remain as I am.
9 But if they do not have self-control, they should marry, for it is better to marry than to burn with desire.
10 I command the married — not I, but the Lord — a wife is not to leave her husband.
11 But if she does leave, she must remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband — and a husband is not to leave his wife.
12 But I (not the Lord) say to the rest: If any brother has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not leave her.