1 Corinthians 7:39

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

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 us.

1 Corinthians 7:38

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