1 Corinthians 7:10
And the married not I command, but the Lord, that the wife depart not from the husband.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:
In Context
9But if they have not self-control, let them marry; for it is better to marry than to burn.
Cross References
Matthew 19:3And the Pharisees came to him, tempting him and saying: Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?
Luke 16:18Every one who puts away his wife, and marries another, commits adultery; and he who marries her when put away from a husband commits adultery.
1 Corinthians 7:12But to the rest say I, not the Lord: If any brother has a wife that believes not, and she is pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away.
1 Corinthians 7:25Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord; but I give my judgment, as one that has obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful.
Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 7:2-10
Against Fornication. ( a. d. 57.) 1 Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. 2 Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband. 3 Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband. 4 The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife. 5 Defraud ye not one the other, except… Read the whole commentary →