But if she does leave, she must remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband #– #and a husband is not to divorce his wife.
1 Corinthians 7:12 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised But I (not the Lord) say to the rest: If any brother has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition To the rest I declare–I, not the Lord [for Jesus did not discuss this]–that if any brother has a wife who does not believe [in Christ] and she consents to live with him, he should not leave or divorce her. American Standard Version (1901) But to the rest say I, not the Lord: If any brother hath an unbelieving wife, and she is content to dwell with him, let him not leave her. Common English Bible I’m telling everyone else (the Lord didn’t say this specifically): If a believer has a wife who doesn’t believe, and she agrees to live with him, then he shouldn’t divorce her. Catholic Public Domain Version Concerning the rest, I am speaking, not the Lord. If any brother has an unbelieving wife, and she consents to live with him, he should not divorce her. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For to the rest I speak, not the Lord. If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she consent to dwell with him, let him not put her away. |
But if she does leave, she must remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband #– #and a husband is not to divorce his wife.
Also, if any woman has an unbelieving husband and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce her husband.
Now about virgins: I have no command from the Lord, but I do give an opinion as one who by the Lord’s mercy is faithful.
Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be released. Are you released from a wife? Do not seek a wife.
What I am saying in this matter of boasting, I don’t speak as the Lord would, but, as it were, foolishly.