1 Corinthians 7:12

But as to the rest, *I* say, not the Lord, If any brother have an unbelieving wife, and *she* consent to dwell with him, let him not leave her.

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away.

In Context

11(but if also she shall have been separated, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband;) and let not husband leave wife.

13And a woman who has an unbelieving husband, and he consents to dwell with her, let her not leave [her] husband.

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Cross References

Ezra 10:2And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, of the sons of Elam, answered and said to Ezra, We have acted unfaithfully toward our God, and have taken foreign wives of the peoples of the land; yet now there is hope for Israel concerning this thing.

1 Corinthians 7:6But this I say, as consenting [to], not as commanding [it].

1 Corinthians 7:27Art thou bound to a wife? seek not to be loosed; art thou free from a wife? do not seek a wife.

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 7:11-17

Inviolability of the Marriage Bond. ( a. d. 57.) 10 And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband: 11 But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife. 12 But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away. 13 And the woman which hath a husband that believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell… Read the whole commentary →

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