1 Corinthians 7:10

New Century Version

Now I give this command for the married people. (The command is not from me; it is from the Lord.) A wife should not leave her husband.

Cross References

Jeremiah 3:20

But like a woman who is unfaithful to her husband, family of Israel, you have been unfaithful to me,” says the Lord.

Matthew 5:32

But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife forces her to be guilty of adultery. The only reason for a man to divorce his wife is if she has sexual relations with another man. And anyone who marries that divorced woman is guilty of adultery.

Mark 10:2

Some Pharisees came to Jesus and tried to trick him. They asked, “Is it right for a man to divorce his wife?”

Luke 16:18

“If a man divorces his wife and marries another woman, he is guilty of adultery, and the man who marries a divorced woman is also guilty of adultery.”

1 Corinthians 7:11

But if she does leave, she must not marry again, or she should make up with her husband. Also the husband should not divorce his wife.

1 Corinthians 7:12

For all the others I say this (I am saying this, not the Lord): If a Christian man has a wife who is not a believer, and she is happy to live with him, he must not divorce her.

1 Corinthians 7:15

But if those who are not believers decide to leave, let them leave. When this happens, the Christian man or woman is free. But God called us to live in peace.

1 Corinthians 7:25

Now I write about people who are not married. I have no command from the Lord about this; I give my opinion. But I can be trusted, because the Lord has shown me mercy.

1 Corinthians 7:40

The woman is happier if she does not marry again. This is my opinion, but I believe I also have God’s Spirit.

1 Corinthians 7:6

I say this to give you permission to stay away from sexual relations for a time. It is not a command to do so.