Now for the matters you wrote about:“ It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.”

论到你们信上所提的事，我说男不近女倒好。

关于你们信上所提的事，男人不亲近女人倒好。

关于你们信上所提的事，男人不亲近女人倒好。

关于你们信上所写的事，我认为男人不亲近女人是好的。

关于你们信上所提的事:“男人不亲近女人倒好”。

关于你们所写的事，你们说“男人不碰女人是好事”；

論到你們信上所提的事，我說男不近女倒好。

關於你們信上所提的事，男人不親近女人倒好。

關於你們信上所提的事，男人不親近女人倒好。

關於你們信上所寫的事，我認為男人不親近女人是好的。

關於你們信上所提的事:“男人不親近女人倒好”。

論到你們信上所寫的問題，我以為男人與女人沒有性接觸的好；

關於你們所寫的事，你們說「男人不碰女人是好事」；

論及爾所書者、則男不近女為善、

爾遺書問我、我答云、男不納婦更愈、

論及爾致書所問我者、我答曰、男不近女為妙、

至於來書所提各節、吾意以為如能恆抱獨身、不接觸任何女性、尚矣。

Now I want to deal with the things you wrote me about. Some of you say,“ It is good for a man not to sleep with a woman.”

Now concerning the matters about which you wrote:“ It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.”

Now regarding the questions you asked in your letter. Yes, it is good to abstain from sexual relations.

Now in response to the matters you wrote about:“ It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.”

Now concerning the things about which you wrote, it is good for a man not to touch a woman.

Now concerning the things of which you wrote to me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.

Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.

Now in response to the matters you wrote about:“ It is good for a man not to have relations with a woman.”

Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me:[ It is] good for a man not to touch a woman.

Now with regard to the issues you wrote about:“ It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.”

Now concerning the things about which you wrote to me: it is good for a man not to touch a woman.

Now to the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I do.

Because of the present crisis, I think that it is good for a man to remain as he is.Are you pledged to a woman? Do not seek to be released. Are you free from such a commitment? Do not look for a wife.

But the man who has settled the matter in his own mind, who is under no compulsion but has control over his own will, and who has made up his mind not to marry the virgin— this man also does the right thing.So then, he who marries the virgin does right, but he who does not marry her does better.

Then God said to him in the dream,“ Yes, I know you did this with a clear conscience, and so I have kept you from sinning against me. That is why I did not let you touch her.

The disciples said to him,“ If this is the situation between a husband and wife, it is better not to marry.”Jesus replied,“ Not everyone can accept this word, but only those to whom it has been given.

Watch the field where the men are harvesting, and follow along after the women. I have told the men not to lay a hand on you. And whenever you are thirsty, go and get a drink from the water jars the men have filled.”

So is he who sleeps with another man’s wife; no one who touches her will go unpunished.