1 Corinthians 7:10
But I proclaim to those who have married, not I, but the Lord, That a wife shall not depart from her husband
1902 William Baxter Godbey NT
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 do not contain, 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 to Him; Is it lawful for a man to send away his wife for any cause?
Luke 16:18Every one sending away his wife, and marrying another, commits adultery; and the one marrying her who has been sent away by her husband commits adultery.
1 Corinthians 7:12But I say to the rest, not the Lord, if any brother has an unbelieving wife, and she is willing to live with him, let him not send her away.
1 Corinthians 7:25But concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: but I give knowledge, as one having obtained mercy from 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 →