1 Corinthians 7:16

For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? Or what knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife?

The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)

In The King James Version

For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? or how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife?

In Context

15But if the unbelieving departs, let him depart. The brother or the sister is not under bondage in such cases; but God has called us to peace.

17Only, as the Lord apportioned to each one, as God has called each one, so let him walk. And so I ordain in all the churches.

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Cross References

Luke 15:10So, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repents.

1 Corinthians 9:22To the weak I became as weak, that I might gain the weak. I have become all things to all, that I may by all means save some.

James 5:19Brethren, if any one among you be led astray from the truth, and one convert him;

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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