1 Corinthians 7:39

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. If the husband dies, she is free to be married to whom she wishes, only in the Lord.

Cross References

Genesis 6:2

the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were fair; and they took to wife such of them as 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 charge, not I but the Lord, that the wife should not separate from her husband

1 Corinthians 7:15

But if the unbelieving partner desires to separate, let it be so; in such a case the brother or sister is not bound. For God has called us to peace.

1 Corinthians 7:38

So that he who marries his betrothed does well; and he who refrains from marriage will do better.