1 Corinthians 7:12

But to the others I speak, not the Lord, If any brother hath a wife unbelieving, yet she chuseth to dwell with him, let him not put her away.

Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament

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 even if she should be separated, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife.

13And the wife which hath a husband not a believer, and he chuses to dwell with her, let her not put him away.

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Cross References

1 Corinthians 7:6But in this I speak my opinion only, not authoritatively.

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