1 Corinthians 7:12

And to the rest I speak — not the Lord — if any brother hath a wife unbelieving, and she is pleased to dwell with him, let him not send her away;

Young's Literal Translation

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

11but and if she may separate, let her remain unmarried, or to the husband let her be reconciled, and let not a husband send away a wife.

13and a woman who hath a husband unbelieving, and he is pleased to dwell with her, let her not send him away;

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Cross References

Ezra 10:2And Shechaniah son of Jehiel, of the sons of Elam, answereth and saith to Ezra, 'We — we have trespassed against our God, and we settle strange women of the peoples of the land; and now there is hope for Israel concerning this,

1 Corinthians 7:6and this I say by way of concurrence — not of command,

1 Corinthians 7:27Hast thou been bound to a wife? seek not to be loosed; hast thou been 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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