1 Corinthians 7:10 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

To the married I give charge, not I but the Lord, that the wife should not separate from her husband

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

But to the married people I give charge–not I but the Lord–that the wife is not to separate from her husband.

American Standard Version (1901)

But unto the married I give charge, yea not I, but the Lord, That the wife depart not from her husband

Common English Bible

I’m passing on the Lord’s command to those who are married: A wife shouldn’t leave her husband,

Catholic Public Domain Version

But to those who have been joined in matrimony, it is not I who commands you, but the Lord: a wife is not to separate from her husband.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

But to them that are married, not I but the Lord commandeth, that the wife depart not from her husband.

1 Corinthians 7:10 Cross References

Jeremiah 3:20

Surely, as a faithless wife leaves her husband, so have you been faithless to me, O house of Israel, says the Lord.’ ”

Matthew 5:32

But I say to you that every one who divorces his wife, except on the ground of unchastity, makes her an adulteress; and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

Mark 10:2

And Pharisees came up and in order to test him asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?”

Luke 16:18

“Every one who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and he who marries a woman divorced from her husband commits adultery.

1 Corinthians 7:11

(but if she does, let her remain single or else be reconciled to her husband)—and that the husband should not divorce his wife.

1 Corinthians 7:12

To the rest I say, not the Lord, that if any brother has a wife who is an unbeliever, and she consents to live with him, he should not divorce her.

1 Corinthians 7:15

But if the unbelieving partner desires to separate, let it be so; in such a case the brother or sister is not bound. For God has called us to peace.

1 Corinthians 7:25

Now concerning the unmarried, I have no command of the Lord, but I give my opinion as one who by the Lord's mercy is trustworthy.

1 Corinthians 7:40

But in my judgment she is happier if she remains as she is. And I think that I have the Spirit of God.

1 Corinthians 7:6

I say this by way of concession, not of command.