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1 Corinthians 7:10

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MarriageFaithfulness and loyalty

8 Now to the unmarried and widows I say this: It is good for them to remain unmarried, as I am.

9 But if they cannot control themselves, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.

To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband.

11 But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.

12 To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If a brother has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her.

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BSB
To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband.
KJV
And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:
WEB
But to the married I command—not I, but the Lord—that the wife not leave her husband
ASV
But unto the married I give charge, [yea] not I, but the Lord, That the wife depart not from her husband
DARBY
But to the married I enjoin, not *I*, but the Lord, Let not wife be separated from husband;
BLB
Now to those having married I command (not I, but the Lord): A wife is not to be separated from a husband.
ÅB
De gifte befaler jeg, dog ikke jeg, men Herren, at en hustru ikke skal skille seg fra sin mann;
OTB
Til de gifte gir jeg denne instruksjonen, ikke jeg, men Herren: en kone skal ikke skille seg fra sin mann
B1930
De gifte byder jeg, dog ikke jeg, men Herren, at en hustru ikke skal skille sig fra sin mann;

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Matthew 5:32

    But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, brings adultery upon her. And he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

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  • Luke 16:18

    Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

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  • Malachi 2:14–16

    Yet you ask, “Why?” It is because the LORD has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have broken faith, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant.

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  • Matthew 19:3–9

    Then some Pharisees came and tested Him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?”

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  • Mark 10:11–12

    So He told them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her.

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  • 1 Corinthians 7:15

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

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  • Jeremiah 3:20

    But as a woman may betray her husband, so you have betrayed Me, O house of Israel,” declares the LORD.

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  • 1 Corinthians 7:12

    To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If a brother has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her.

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