1 Corinthians 7:10

But to those already married my commandment is - and not mine, but the Lord’s - that a wife is not to leave her husband;

Montgomery New Testament

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

9If, however, they are not exercising self-control, by all means let them marry; for marriage is better than the fever of passion.

11(or if she has already left him let her either remain as she is, or be reconciled to him), and also that a husband is not to put away his wife.

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Cross References

Matthew 19:3Presently some of the Pharisees came up to him, and made test of him by asking, "Is it right for a man to divorce his wife for every cause?"

Luke 16:18"Every man who divorces his wife and marries some one else, commits adultery; and he who marries one who is put away by her husband commits adultery.

1 Corinthians 7:12To the rest it is I who am speaking, not the Lord. If any brother has a wife who is not a believer, if he is willing to live with her, let him not send her away.

1 Corinthians 7:25I have no command from the Lord to give you concerning unmarried women; but I give you my opinion, and it is that of a man who, through the Lord’s mercy, is deserving of your confidence.

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 →

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