But I (not the Lord) say to the rest: If any brother has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her.
What I am saying in this matter of boasting, I don’t speak as the Lord would, but, as it were, foolishly.
I say this as a concession, not as a command.
Now about virgins: I have no command from the Lord, but I do give an opinion as one who by the Lord’s mercy is faithful.
But if she does leave, she must remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband #– #and a husband is not to divorce his wife.
Also, if any woman has an unbelieving husband and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce her husband.
Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be released. Are you released from a wife? Do not seek a wife.