1 Corinthians 7:12 - The Scriptures 1998

¹² And to the rest I say, not the Master: If any brother has an unbelieving wife, and she thinks well to live with him, let him not send her away.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹² To the rest I declare–I, not the Lord [for Jesus did not discuss this]–that if any brother has a wife who does not believe [in Christ] and she consents to live with him, he should not leave or divorce her.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹² But to the rest say I, not the Lord: If any brother hath an unbelieving wife, and she is content to dwell with him, let him not leave her.

Common English Bible

¹² I’m telling everyone else (the Lord didn’t say this specifically): If a believer has a wife who doesn’t believe, and she agrees to live with him, then he shouldn’t divorce her.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹² Concerning the rest, I am speaking, not the Lord. If any brother has an unbelieving wife, and she consents to live with him, he should not divorce her.

1 Corinthians 7:12 Cross References

1 Corinthians 7:11

But if she is indeed separated, let her remain unmarried or be restored to favour with her husband, and let a husband not send away a wife.

1 Corinthians 7:13

And a woman who has an unbelieving husband, and he thinks well to live with her, let her not send him away.

1 Corinthians 7:25

And concerning maidens: I have no command from the Master, but I give judgment as one whom the Master in His compassion has made trustworthy.

1 Corinthians 7:27

Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be loosed. Are you loosed from a wife? Do not seek a wife.

1 Corinthians 7:6

And I say this as a concession, not as a command.

2 Corinthians 11:17

What I speak, I speak not according to the Master, but as in foolishness, in this boldness of boasting.