1 Corinthians 7:1

Now concerning. The heads of the Church of Corinth had written to St. Paul, desiring to know whether he thought it more expedient to marry or not. This was a question which the sages of antiquity had frequently taken into consideration. To this question St. Paul here delivers his opinion. (Calmet) --- Others, with greater probability, suppose the chief question proposed to St. Paul was, whether they were not bound, upon their conversion, to abstain from their infidel wives. (St. Jerome, cont. Jovin. chap. iv.; St. John Chrysostom, on this location, hom. xix. --- To this he answers in v. 12. and 13. --- It is good. That is, according to the style of the Scriptures, it is better, if we consider the advantage of every particular, &c. (Witham)