Paul of Tarsus on Marriage

“Let the husband render to his wife the affection owed her, and likewise also the wife to her husband.”

“The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband. And in like manner the husband also hath not power of his own body, but the wife.”

“The unmarried man is anxious about the things of the Lord, how to please the Lord. But the married man is anxious about worldly things, how to please his wife.”

“Now to the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I am. But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry, for it is better to marry than to burn with passion.”