I Corinthians 7

³⁷ Nevertheless he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power over his own will, and hath so decreed in his heart that he will keep his virgin, doeth well.¹

Matthew Henry makes an interesting comment on how he might interpret the use of the word “virginity”, but it seems to miss the contextual point:

^{“But I think the apostle is here continuing his former discourse, and advising unmarried persons, who are at their own disposal, what to do, the man’s virgin being meant of his virginity. Tērein tēn heautou parthenon seems to be rather meant of preserving his own virginity than keeping his daughter a virgin, though it be altogether uncommon to use the word in this sense.”2}

Verse 36 and 38, which obviously is making a comparison of the will to keep a virgin and the will to give a virgin for a wife, are talking about the father, the giver, and this verse, 37, is part of the conversation concerning the will of the daughter's father.

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¹The Holy Bible: King James Version. (1995). (electronic ed. of the 1769 edition of the 1611 Authorized Version., 1 Co 7:37). Bellingham WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc.

²Henry, M. (1994). Matthew Henry’s commentary on the whole Bible: complete and unabridged in one volume (p. 2257). Peabody: Hendrickson.