1 Corinthians 7:38

So then he that giveth her in marriage doth well,.... Does that which is in its own nature good; that which is agreeable to the will of God, is of his institution and appointment, and therefore must…

Doeth well - Does right; violates no law in it, and is not to be blamed for it. Doeth better - Does that which is on the whole to be preferred, if it can be done. He more certainly, in the present…

In this passage the apostle is commonly supposed to give advice about the disposal of children in marriage, upon the principle of his former determination. In this view the general meaning is plain.…

General Instructions Concerning the Marriage of Virgins

25. virgins i.e. unmarried women. St Paul now returns to the question of marriage. But before he enters upon the question of the marriage of…