1 Corinthians 7:39 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

³⁹ A wife is bound  as long as her husband is living. But if her husband dies, she is free to be married to anyone she wants #– #only in the Lord.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³⁹ 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

³⁹ 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)

³⁹ 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

³⁹ 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

³⁹ 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

³⁹ 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.

1 Corinthians 7:39 Tagairtí Cros

Genesis 6:2

the sons of God  saw that the daughters of mankind were beautiful, and they took any they chose as wives for themselves.

Malachi 2:11

Judah has acted treacherously, and a detestable  act has been done in Israel and in Jerusalem. For Judah has profaned  the Lord’s sanctuary,  , which he loves,  and has married the daughter of a foreign god.  ,

1 Corinthians 7:10

To the married I give this command   #– #not I, but the Lord #– #a wife is not to leave  her husband.

1 Corinthians 7:15

But if the unbeliever leaves, let him leave. A brother or a sister is not bound in such cases. God has called you  to live in peace.

1 Corinthians 7:38

So, then, he who marries his fiancée does well, but he who does not marry will do better.