1 Corinthians 7:12

But to the rest say I, not the Lord: If any brother hath an unbelieving wife, and she be satisfied to dwell with him, let him not put her away;

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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

11and if she have separated herself let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband; and let not the husband put away his wife.

13and if a wife hath an unbelieving husband, and he be satisfied to dwell with her, let her not put her husband away.

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Cross References

1 Corinthians 7:6But I say this by way of permission, not command.

1 Corinthians 7:27Art thou bound to a wife, seek not to be loosed from her; art thou loosed from a wife, do not seek for one.

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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