1 Corinthians 7:39

Lighthouse Bible 2006

The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband lives; but if her husband is dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.

Cross References

Genesis 6:2

That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took wives for themselves of all which they chose.

Malachi 2:11

Judah has dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah has profaned the holiness of the LORD which he loved, and has married the daughter of a strange god.

1 Corinthians 7:10

And to the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, The wife should not leave her husband:

1 Corinthians 7:15

But if the unbelieving one departs, let them depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God has called us to peace.

1 Corinthians 7:38

So then he who gives her in marriage does well; but he that does not give her in marriage does better.