1 Corinthians 7:39

The Scriptures 2009

A wife is bound by Torah as long as her husband lives, and if her husband dies, she is free to be married to whom she desires, only in the Master.

Cross References

Genesis 6:2

that the sons of Elohim saw the daughters of men, that they were good. And they took wives for themselves of all whom they chose.

Malachi 2:11

Yehuḏah has acted treacherously, and an abomination has been done in Yisra’ĕl and in Yerushalayim, for Yehuḏah has profaned what is set-apart to יהוה – which He had loved – and has married the daughter of a foreign mighty one.

1 Corinthians 7:10

And to the married I command, not I, but the Master: A wife should not separate from a husband.

1 Corinthians 7:15

And, if the unbelieving one separates, let him separate himself. A brother or a sister has not been enslaved in such matters. But Elohim has called us to peace.

1 Corinthians 7:38

So then he who gives her in marriage does well, but he who does not give her in marriage does better.