1 Corinthians 7:39

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Interconfessional

A wife is bound as long as her husband lives. But if the husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, only in the Lord.

Cross References

Genesis 6:2

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

Malachi 2:11

Judah has been faithless, and abomination has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah has profaned the sanctuary of the Lord, which he loves, and has married the daughter of a foreign god.

1 Corinthians 7:10

To the married I give this command—not I but the Lord—that the wife should not separate from her husband

1 Corinthians 7:15

But if the unbelieving partner separates, let it be so; in such a case the brother or sister is not bound. It is to peace that God has called you.

1 Corinthians 7:38

So then, he who marries his fiancée does well; and he who refrains from marriage will do better.