then the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were good and they took for themselves wives, any they chose.
1 Corinthians 7:39 - Tree of Life Version A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives; but if her husband dies, she is free to be married to anyone she wishes—only in the Lord. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition A wife is bound to her husband by law as long as he lives. If the husband dies, she is free to be married to whom she will, only [provided that he too is] in the Lord. American Standard Version (1901) A wife is bound for so long time as her husband liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is free to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord. Common English Bible A woman is obligated to stay in her marriage as long as her husband is alive. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry whomever she wants, only it should be a believer in the Lord. Catholic Public Domain Version A woman is bound under the law for as long as her husband lives. But if her husband has died, she is free. She may marry whomever she wishes, but only in the Lord. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version A woman is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband die, she is at liberty: let her marry to whom she will; only in the Lord. |
then the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were good and they took for themselves wives, any they chose.
Judah has dealt treacherously, an abomination done in Israel, even in Jerusalem! For Judah has defiled Adonai’s Sanctuary, which He loves, and married the daughter of a foreign god.
But to the married I command—not I, but the Lord—a wife is not to be separated from her husband
But if the unbeliever separates, let him be separated. The brother or the sister is not bound in such cases, but God has called you to shalom.
So then both he who marries the virgin does well, and he who doesn’t marry her does better.