¹But concerning the things of which ye have written [to me]: [It is] good for a man not to touch a woman;

¹ܥܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܟܬܒܬܘܢ ܠܝ ܕܝܢ ܫܦܝܪ ܗܘ ܠܓܒܪܐ ܕܠܐܢܬܬܐ ܠܐ ܢܬܩܪܒ ܀

²but on account of fornications, let each have his own wife, and each [woman] have her own husband.

²ܐܠܐ ܡܛܠ ܙܢܝܘܬܐ ܐܢܫ ܐܢܬܬܗ ܢܐܚܘܕ ܘܐܢܬܬܐ ܠܒܥܠܗ ܬܐܚܘܕ ܀

³Let the husband render her due to the wife, and in like manner the wife to the husband.

³ܓܒܪܐ ܠܐܢܬܬܗ ܚܘܒܐ ܕܡܬܬܚܝܒ ܢܦܪܘܥ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܦ ܗܝ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܠܒܥܠܗ ܀

⁴The wife has not authority over her own body, but the husband: in like manner also the husband has not authority over his own body, but the wife.

⁴ܐܢܬܬܐ ܠܐ ܫܠܝܛܐ ܥܠ ܦܓܪܗ ܐܠܐ ܒܥܠܗ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܦ ܓܒܪܐ ܠܐ ܫܠܝܛ ܥܠ ܦܓܪܗ ܐܠܐ ܐܢܬܬܗ ܀

⁵Defraud not one another, unless, it may be, by consent for a time, that ye may devote yourselves to prayer, and again be together, that Satan tempt you not because of your incontinency.

⁵ܠܐ ܗܟܝܠ ܬܓܠܙܘܢ ܚܕ ܠܚܕ ܐܠܐ ܐܡܬܝ ܕܬܪܝܟܘܢ ܬܫܬܘܘܢ ܒܙܒܢ ܕܬܬܥܢܘܢ ܠܨܘܡܐ ܘܠܨܠܘܬܐ ܘܬܘܒ ܠܗ ܠܨܒܘܬܐ ܬܬܦܢܘܢ ܕܠܐ ܢܢܤܝܟܘܢ ܤܛܢܐ ܡܛܠ ܪܓܬܐ ܕܦܓܪܟܘܢ ܀

⁶But this I say, as consenting [to], not as commanding [it].

⁶ܗܕܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܡܪ ܐܢܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܡܚܝܠܐ ܠܘ ܡܢ ܦܘܩܕܢܐ ܀

⁷Now I wish all men to be even as myself: but every one has his own gift of God: one man thus, and another thus.

⁷ܐܢܐ ܓܝܪ ܨܒܐ ܐܢܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܒܢܝܢܫܐ ܐܟܘܬܝ ܢܗܘܘܢ ܒܕܟܝܘܬܐ ܐܠܐ ܟܠܢܫ ܡܘܗܒܬܐ ܝܗܝܒܐ ܠܗ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܝܬ ܕܗܟܢܐ ܘܐܝܬ ܕܗܟܢܐ ܀

⁸But I say to the unmarried and to the widows, It is good for them that they remain even as I.

⁸ܐܡܪ ܐܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܠܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܢܫܐ ܘܠܐܪܡܠܬܐ ܕܦܩܚ ܠܗܘܢ ܐܢ ܢܩܘܘܢ ܐܟܘܬܝ ܀

⁹But if they have not control over themselves, let them marry; for it is better to marry than to burn.

⁹ܐܢ ܠܐ ܕܝܢ ܡܤܝܒܪܝܢ ܢܙܕܘܓܘܢ ܦܩܚ ܓܝܪ ܠܡܤܒ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܛܒ ܡܢ ܕܠܡܐܩܕ ܒܪܓܬܐ ܀

¹⁰But to the married I enjoin, not *I*, but the Lord, Let not wife be separated from husband;

¹⁰ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܝܢ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܢܫܐ ܡܦܩܕ ܐܢܐ ܠܐ ܐܢܐ ܐܠܐ ܡܪܝ ܕܐܢܬܬܐ ܡܢ ܒܥܠܗ ܠܐ ܬܦܪܘܫ ܀

¹¹(but if also she shall have been separated, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband;) and let not husband leave wife.

¹¹ܘܐܢ ܬܦܪܘܫ ܬܩܘܐ ܕܠܐ ܓܒܪܐ ܐܘ ܠܒܥܠܗ ܬܬܪܥܐ ܘܓܒܪܐ ܠܐܢܬܬܗ ܠܐ ܢܫܒܘܩ ܀

¹²But as to the rest, *I* say, not the Lord, If any brother have an unbelieving wife, and *she* consent to dwell with him, let him not leave her.

¹²ܠܫܪܟܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܡܪ ܐܢܐ ܐܢܐ ܠܐ ܡܪܝ ܐܢ ܐܝܬ ܐܚܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܗܝܡܢܐ ܘܗܝ ܨܒܝܐ ܕܬܥܡܪ ܥܡܗ ܠܐ ܢܫܒܩܝܗ ܀

¹³And a woman who has an unbelieving husband, and he consents to dwell with her, let her not leave [her] husband.

¹³ܘܐܢܬܬܐ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܒܥܠܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܗܝܡܢ ܘܗܘ ܨܒܐ ܕܢܥܡܪ ܥܡܗ ܠܐ ܬܫܒܘܩ ܒܥܠܗ ܀

¹⁴For the unbelieving husband is sanctified in the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified in the brother; since [otherwise] indeed your children are unclean, but now they are holy.

¹⁴ܡܩܕܫ ܗܘ ܓܝܪ ܓܒܪܐ ܐܝܢܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܗܝܡܢ ܒܐܢܬܬܐ ܕܡܗܝܡܢܐ ܘܡܩܕܫܐ ܗܝ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܗܝܡܢܐ ܒܓܒܪܐ ܕܡܗܝܡܢ ܘܐܢ ܠܐ ܒܢܝܗܘܢ ܛܡܐܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܗܫܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܟܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܀

¹⁵But if the unbeliever go away, let them go away; a brother or a sister is not bound in such [cases], but God has called us in peace.

¹⁵ܐܢ ܕܝܢ ܗܘ ܕܠܐ ܡܗܝܡܢ ܦܪܫ ܢܦܪܘܫ ܠܐ ܡܫܥܒܕ ܐܚܐ ܐܘ ܚܬܐ ܒܗܠܝܢ ܠܫܠܡܐ ܗܘ ܩܪܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܀

¹⁶For what knowest thou, O wife, if thou shalt save thy husband? or what knowest thou, O husband, if thou shalt save thy wife?

¹⁶ܡܢܐ ܓܝܪ ܝܕܥܐ ܐܢܬܝ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܐܢ ܠܒܥܠܟܝ ܬܚܝܢ ܐܘ ܐܢܬ ܓܒܪܐ ܝܕܥ ܐܢܬ ܐܢ ܠܐܢܬܬܟ ܬܚܐ ܀

¹⁷However, as the Lord has divided to each, as God has called each, so let him walk; and thus I ordain in all the assemblies.

¹⁷ܐܠܐ ܐܢܫ ܐܢܫ ܐܝܟ ܕܦܠܓ ܠܗ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܐܢܫ ܐܝܟ ܕܩܪܝܗܝ ܐܠܗܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܢܗܠܟ ܘܐܦ ܠܟܠܗܝܢ ܥܕܬܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܡܦܩܕ ܐܢܐ ܀

¹⁸Has any one been called circumcised? let him not become uncircumcised: has any one been called in uncircumcision? let him not be circumcised.

¹⁸ܐܢ ܟܕ ܓܙܝܪ ܐܢܫ ܐܬܩܪܝ ܠܐ ܢܗܦܘܟ ܠܗ ܠܥܘܪܠܘܬܐ ܘܐܢ ܒܥܘܪܠܘܬܐ ܐܬܩܪܝ ܠܐ ܢܓܙܘܪ ܀

¹⁹Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing; but keeping God's commandments.

¹⁹ܓܙܘܪܬܐ ܓܝܪ ܠܐ ܗܘܬ ܡܕܡ ܐܦ ܠܐ ܥܘܪܠܘܬܐ ܐܠܐ ܢܛܘܪܬܐ ܕܦܘܩܕܢܘܗܝ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܀

²⁰Let each abide in that calling in which he has been called.

²⁰ܟܠܢܫ ܒܩܪܝܢܐ ܕܐܬܩܪܝ ܒܗ ܢܩܘܐ ܀

²¹Hast thou been called [being] a bondman, let it not concern thee; but and if thou canst become free, use [it] rather.

²¹ܐܢ ܥܒܕܐ ܐܬܩܪܝܬ ܠܐ ܢܬܒܛܠ ܠܟ ܐܠܐ ܐܦܢ ܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܬ ܠܡܬܚܪܪܘ ܓܒܝ ܠܟ ܕܬܦܠܘܚ ܀

²²For the bondman that is called in [the] Lord is the Lord's freedman; in like manner [also] the freeman being called is Christ's bondman.

²²ܐܝܢܐ ܓܝܪ ܕܥܒܕܐ ܐܬܩܪܝ ܒܡܪܢ ܡܚܪܪܐ ܗܘ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܦ ܐܝܢܐ ܕܒܪ ܚܐܪܐ ܐܬܩܪܝ ܥܒܕܐ ܗܘ ܕܡܫܝܚܐ ܀

²³Ye have been bought with a price; do not be the bondmen of men.

²³ܒܕܡܝܐ ܐܙܕܒܢܬܘܢ ܠܐ ܬܗܘܘܢ ܥܒܕܐ ܕܒܢܝܢܫܐ ܀

²⁴Let each, wherein he is called, brethren, therein abide with God.

²⁴ܟܠܢܫ ܒܡܕܡ ܕܐܬܩܪܝ ܐܚܝ ܒܗ ܢܩܘܐ ܠܘܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܀

²⁵But concerning virgins, I have no commandment of [the] Lord; but I give my opinion, as having received mercy of [the] Lord to be faithful.

²⁵ܥܠ ܒܬܘܠܘܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܦܘܩܕܢܐ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܐ ܐܚܝܕ ܐܢܐ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܝܢ ܝܗܒ ܐܢܐ ܐܝܟ ܓܒܪܐ ܕܐܬܚܢܢܬ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܗܘܐ ܡܗܝܡܢ ܀

²⁶I think then that this is good, on account of the present necessity, that [it is] good for a man to remain so as he is.

²⁶ܘܤܒܪ ܐܢܐ ܕܗܕܐ ܫܦܝܪܐ ܡܛܠ ܐܢܢܩܐ ܕܙܒܢܐ ܕܦܩܚ ܠܗ ܠܒܪܢܫܐ ܕܗܟܢܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܀

²⁷Art thou bound to a wife? seek not to be loosed; art thou free from a wife? do not seek a wife.

²⁷ܐܤܝܪ ܐܢܬ ܒܐܢܬܬܐ ܠܐ ܬܒܥܐ ܫܪܝܐ ܫܪܐ ܐܢܬ ܡܢ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܠܐ ܬܒܥܐ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܀

²⁸But if thou shouldest also marry, thou hast not sinned; and if the virgin marry, they have not sinned: but such shall have tribulation in the flesh; but I spare you.

²⁸ܘܐܢ ܬܤܒ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܠܐ ܚܛܐ ܐܢܬ ܘܐܢ ܒܬܘܠܬܐ ܬܗܘܐ ܠܓܒܪܐ ܠܐ ܚܛܝܐ ܐܘܠܨܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܒܦܓܪ ܗܘܐ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܗܟܢܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܐܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܥܠܝܟܘܢ ܚܐܤ ܐܢܐ ܀

²⁹But this I say, brethren, the time is straitened. For the rest, that they who have wives, be as not having [any]:

²⁹ܘܗܕܐ ܐܡܪ ܐܢܐ ܐܚܝ ܕܙܒܢܐ ܡܟܝܠ ܐܙܕܠܗܙ ܠܗ ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܢܫܐ ܢܗܘܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܀

³⁰and they that weep, as not weeping; and they that rejoice, as not rejoicing; and they that buy, as not possessing;

³⁰ܘܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܒܟܝܢ ܐܝܟ ܠܐ ܒܟܝܢ ܘܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܚܕܝܢ ܐܝܟ ܠܐ ܚܕܝܢ ܘܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܙܒܢܝܢ ܐܝܟ ܠܐ ܡܩܕܝܢ ܀

³¹and they that use the world, as not disposing of it as their own; for the fashion of this world passes.

³¹ܘܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܬܚܫܚܝܢ ܒܥܠܡܐ ܗܢܐ ܠܐ ܠܒܪ ܡܢ ܙܕܩܐ ܕܚܫܚܬܐ ܥܒܪ ܠܗ ܓܝܪ ܐܤܟܡܗ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܗܢܐ ܀

³²But I wish you to be without care. The unmarried cares for the things of the Lord, how he shall please the Lord;

³²ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܨܒܐ ܐܢܐ ܕܕܠܐ ܨܦܬܐ ܬܗܘܘܢ ܐܝܢܐ ܓܝܪ ܕܠܝܬ ܠܗ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܪܢܐ ܒܕܡܪܗ ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܢܫܦܪ ܠܡܪܗ ܀

³³but he that has married cares for the things of the world, how he shall please his wife.

³³ܘܐܝܢܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܝܨܦ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܢܫܦܪ ܠܐܢܬܬܗ ܀

³⁴There is a difference between the wife and the virgin. The unmarried cares for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and spirit; but she that has married cares for the things of the world, how she shall please her husband.

³⁴ܦܘܪܫܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܝܬ ܐܦ ܒܝܢܬ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܠܒܬܘܠܬܐ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܠܓܒܪܐ ܠܐ ܗܘܬ ܪܢܝܐ ܒܡܪܗ ܕܬܗܘܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܒܦܓܪܗ ܘܒܪܘܚܗ ܘܐܝܕܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܒܥܠܐ ܪܢܝܐ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܬܫܦܪ ܠܒܥܠܗ ܀

³⁵But I say this for your own profit; not that I may set a snare before you, but for what [is] seemly, and waiting on the Lord without distraction.

³⁵ܗܕܐ ܕܝܢ ܠܥܘܕܪܢܟܘܢ ܗܘ ܕܝܠܟܘܢ ܐܡܪ ܐܢܐ ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܡܚܢܘܩܝܬܐ ܪܡܐ ܐܢܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܐܠܐ ܕܬܗܘܘܢ ܐܡܝܢܝܢ ܠܘܬ ܡܪܟܘܢ ܒܐܤܟܡܐ ܫܦܝܪܐ ܟܕ ܠܐ ܪܢܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܒܥܠܡܐ ܀

³⁶But if any one think that he behaves unseemly to his virginity, if he be beyond the flower of his age, and so it must be, let him do what he will, he does not sin: let them marry.

³⁶ܐܢ ܐܢܫ ܕܝܢ ܤܒܪ ܕܡܬܒܙܚ ܒܒܬܘܠܬܗ ܕܥܒܪ ܙܒܢܗ ܘܠܐ ܝܗܒܗ ܠܓܒܪܐ ܘܘܠܝܐ ܕܢܬܠܝܗ ܐܝܟ ܕܨܒܐ ܢܥܒܕ ܠܐ ܚܛܐ ܬܙܕܘܓ ܀

³⁷But he who stands firm in his heart, having no need, but has authority over his own will, and has judged this in his heart to keep his own virginity, he does well.

³⁷ܐܝܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ ܦܤܩ ܒܪܥܝܢܗ ܘܠܐ ܐܠܨܐ ܠܗ ܨܒܘܬܐ ܘܫܠܝܛ ܥܠ ܨܒܝܢܗ ܘܗܟܢܐ ܕܢ ܒܠܒܗ ܕܢܛܪ ܒܬܘܠܬܗ ܫܦܝܪ ܥܒܕ ܀

³⁸So that he that marries himself does well; and he that does not marry does better.

³⁸ܘܐܝܢܐ ܗܟܝܠ ܕܝܗܒ ܒܬܘܠܬܗ ܫܦܝܪ ܥܒܕ ܘܐܝܢܐ ܕܠܐ ܝܗܒ ܒܬܘܠܬܗ ܝܬܝܪܐܝܬ ܫܦܝܪ ܥܒܕ ܀

³⁹A wife is bound for whatever time her husband lives; but if the husband be fallen asleep, she is free to be married to whom she will, only in [the] Lord.

³⁹ܐܢܬܬܐ ܟܡܐ ܕܚܝ ܒܥܠܗ ܐܤܝܪܐ ܗܝ ܒܢܡܘܤܐ ܐܢ ܕܝܢ ܢܕܡܟ ܒܥܠܗ ܡܚܪܪܐ ܗܝ ܕܬܗܘܐ ܠܡܢ ܕܨܒܝܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܒܡܪܢ ܀

⁴⁰But she is happier if she so remain, according to my judgment; but I think that *I* also have God's Spirit.

⁴⁰ܛܘܒܝܗ ܕܝܢ ܐܢ ܗܟܢܐ ܬܩܘܐ ܐܝܟ ܪܥܝܢܝ ܕܝܠܝ ܤܒܪ ܐܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܦ ܐܢܐ ܕܪܘܚܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܐܝܬ ܒܝ ܀