'He that is married careth for the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife... but he that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord and how to please the Lord,' says the Apostle Paul; and Karenin, who was now guided in all his actions by the Scriptures, often recalled that text.
«El casado se preocupa de las cosas mundanas y de cómo hacerse más agradable a su mujer, pero el no casado se preocupa de las cosas de Dios y de cómo servirle mejor» , dice el apóstol San Pablo. Alexey Alejandrovich, que ahora se guiaba en todo por la Santa Escritura, recordaba a menudo aquel texto.