1 Corinthians 7:11

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

should either stay single or go back to her husband. And a husband should not leave his wife.

Cross References

Isaiah 50:1

The LORD says, “Children, I didn't divorce your mother or sell you to pay debts; I divorced her and sold you because of your sins.

Jeremiah 3:1

The LORD said to the people of Israel: If a divorced woman marries, can her first husband ever marry her again? No, because this would pollute the land. But you have more gods than a prostitute has lovers. Why should I take you back?

Matthew 5:32

But I tell you not to divorce your wife unless she has committed some terrible sexual sin. If you divorce her, you will cause her to be unfaithful, just as any man who marries her is guilty of taking another man's wife.

Mark 10:12

A woman who divorces her husband and marries again is also unfaithful.”

Mark 10:2

Some Pharisees wanted to test Jesus. So they came up to him and asked if it was right for a man to divorce his wife.

Luke 16:18

It is a terrible sin for a man to divorce his wife and marry another woman. It is also a terrible sin for a man to marry a divorced woman.

1 Corinthians 7:10

I instruct married couples to stay together, and this is exactly what the Lord himself taught. A wife who leaves her husband

1 Corinthians 7:12

I don't know of anything else the Lord said about marriage. All I can do is to give you my own advice. If your wife isn't a follower of the Lord, but is willing to stay with you, don't divorce her.

Deuteronomy 22:19

because he accused his bride of not being a virgin. He will have to pay her father one hundred pieces of silver and will never be allowed to divorce her.