The Oxyrhynchus Papyri, Part 7

Lord original: "κ̅υ̅" in order that she may be holy both in body and in spirit original: "πν̅α̅τ̅ι̅"
But the married woman is anxious for the things of the world original: "κμου"
45 how she may please her husband. And I say this for
your own benefit, not that I may
cast a snare upon you, but for
what is seemly and provides for a consistent original: "ευπαρ' εδρο[ν]"
devotion to the Lord original: "κ̅ω̅" without distraction. But if
50 anyone thinks he is behaving improperly toward his virgin,
if she is overage
and it must happen so, what he wishes
let him do. He does not sin. Let them marry.
But he who stands in his own heart
55 steadfast, not having necessity, but has
power concerning his own will
and has decided this in his own
heart to keep his own virgin,
he will do well. So that also he who marries
60 his own virgin
will do well, and he who does not marry
will do better. A wife is bound

for as long a time as her husband lives,
65 but if the husband falls asleep gloss: dies, she is free
to be married to whom she wishes, only in the Lord original: "κ̅[ω̅]". But she is more blessed
if she remains so, according to my
opinion. And I think that I also have the Spirit of Christ original: "π̅ν̅α̅ Χ̅[υ̅]".
70 Now concerning food sacrificed to idols viii. 1

we know that we all have knowledge.
Knowledge puffs up, but love
edifies. If anyone thinks he has known
anything, he has not yet known as he ought to know.
75 But if anyone loves God, this one
has been known by Him. Concerning the