1 Corinthians 7:39

God's Word

A married woman must remain with her husband as long as he lives. If her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, but only if the man is a Christian.

Cross References

Genesis 6:2

The sons of God saw that the daughters of other humans were beautiful. So they married any woman they chose.

Malachi 2:11

Judah has been unfaithful! A disgusting thing has been done in Israel and Jerusalem. Judah has dishonored the holy place that the Lord loves and has married a woman who worships a foreign god.

1 Corinthians 7:10

I pass this command along (not really I, but the Lord): A wife shouldn’t leave her husband.

1 Corinthians 7:15

But if the unbelieving partners leave, let them go. Under these circumstances a Christian man or Christian woman is not bound ⌞by a marriage vow⌟. God has called you to live in peace.

1 Corinthians 7:38

So it’s fine for a father to give his daughter in marriage, but the father who doesn’t give his daughter in marriage does even better.