1 Corinthians 7:12

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Now to the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If any brother has an unbelieving wife, and she consents to dwell with him, he must not divorce her.

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(but if she does separate, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband), and a husband must not divorce his wife.

And if a woman has an unbelieving husband and he consents to dwell with her, she must not divorce him.

Now concerning virgins, I do not have a command from the Lord, but I give my judgment as one who has been shown mercy by the Lord to be trustworthy.

Are yoʋ pledged to marry a woman? Do not seek to be released. Are yoʋ free from such a commitment? Do not seek a wife.

Now I say this as a concession, not as a command.

What I say in this confidence of boasting, I am not saying in accordance with the Lord, but as a fool.