1 Corinthians 7:39

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

A wife is bound  as long as her husband is living. But if her husband dies, she is free to be married to anyone she wants #– #only in the Lord.

Cross References

1 Corinthians 7:10

To the married I give this command   #– #not I, but the Lord #– #a wife is not to leave  her husband.

1 Corinthians 7:15

But if the unbeliever leaves, let him leave. A brother or a sister is not bound in such cases. God has called you  to live in peace.

Malachi 2:11

Judah has acted treacherously, and a detestable  act has been done in Israel and in Jerusalem. For Judah has profaned  the Lord’s sanctuary,  , which he loves,  and has married the daughter of a foreign god.  ,

Genesis 6:2

the sons of God  saw that the daughters of mankind were beautiful, and they took any they chose as wives for themselves.

1 Corinthians 7:38

So, then, he who marries his fiancée does well, but he who does not marry will do better.