that the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
1 Corinthians 7:39 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition A wife is bound to her husband by law as long as he lives. If the husband dies, she is free to be married to whom she will, only [provided that he too is] in the Lord. American Standard Version (1901) A wife is bound for so long time as her husband liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is free to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord. Common English Bible A woman is obligated to stay in her marriage as long as her husband is alive. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry whomever she wants, only it should be a believer in the Lord. Catholic Public Domain Version A woman is bound under the law for as long as her husband lives. But if her husband has died, she is free. She may marry whomever she wishes, but only in the Lord. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version A woman is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband die, she is at liberty: let her marry to whom she will; only in the Lord. |
that the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
Judah hath dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah hath profaned the holiness of the Lord which he loved, and hath married the daughter of a strange god.
And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:
But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace.
So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better.