1 Corinthians 7

8 aparam akRtavivAhAn vidhavAzca prati mamaitannivedanaM mameva teSAmavasthiti rbhadrA;

9 kiJca yadi tairindriyANi niyantuM na zakyante tarhi vivAhaH kriyatAM yataH kAmadahanAd vyUDhatvaM bhadraM|

10 ye ca kRtavivAhAste mayA nahi prabhunaivaitad AjJApyante|

11 bhAryyA bharttRtaH pRthak na bhavatu| yadi vA pRthagbhUtA syAt tarhi nirvivAhA tiSThatu svIyapatinA vA sandadhAtu bharttApi bhAryyAM na tyajatu|