1 Corinthians 7:12

New King James Version

But to the rest I, not the Lord, say: If any brother has a wife who does not believe, and she is willing to live with him, let him not divorce her.

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What I speak, I speak not according to the Lord, but as it were, foolishly, in this confidence of boasting.

But I say this as a concession, not as a commandment.

Now concerning virgins: I have no commandment from the Lord; yet I give judgment as one whom the Lord in His mercy has made trustworthy.

But even if she does depart, let her remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband. And a husband is not to divorce his wife.

And a woman who has a husband who does not believe, if he is willing to live with her, let her not divorce him.

Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be loosed. Are you loosed from a wife? Do not seek a wife.