concerning.

1 Corinthians 7:28, 34, 36-38
But if you do marry, you have not sinned. And if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But those who marry will face troubles in this life, and I want to spare you this. . . .

Psalm 78:63
Fire consumed His young men, and their maidens were left without wedding songs.

virgins.

have.

1 Corinthians 7:6, 10, 12, 40
I say this as a concession, not as a command. . . .

2 Corinthians 8:8-10
I am not making a demand, but I am testing the sincerity of your love in comparison to the earnestness of others. . . .

2 Corinthians 11:17
In this confident boasting of mine, I am not speaking as the Lord would, but as a fool.

obtained.

1 Corinthians 4:2
Now it is required of stewards that they be found faithful.

1 Corinthians 15:10
But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace to me was not in vain. No, I worked harder than all of them--yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.

2 Corinthians 2:17
For we are not like so many others, who peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, as men sent from God.

2 Corinthians 4:1, 2
Therefore, since we have this ministry through the mercy of God, we do not lose heart. . . .

1 Timothy 1:12-16
I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, that He considered me faithful and appointed me to service. . . .