1 Corinthians 7:39

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

A woman is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband die, she is at liberty: let her marry to whom she will; only in the Lord.

Cross References

1 Corinthians 7:10

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

1 Corinthians 7:15

But if the unbeliever depart, let him depart. For a brother or sister is not under servitude in such cases. But God hath called us in peace.

Malachi 2:11

Juda hath transgressed, and abomination hath been committed in Israel, and in Jerusalem: for Juda hath profaned the holiness of the Lord, which he loved, and hath married the daughter of a strange God.

Genesis 6:2

The sons of God seeing the daughters of men, that they were fair, took themselves wives of all which they chose.

1 Corinthians 7:38

Therefore, both he that giveth his virgin in marriage, doth well; and he that giveth her not, doth better.