1 Corinthians 7:12-16
English Standard Version
12 To the rest I say (I, not the Lord) that if any brother has a wife who is an unbeliever, and she consents to live with him, he should not divorce her. 13 If any woman has a husband who is an unbeliever, and he consents to live with her, she should not divorce him. 14 For the unbelieving husband is made holy because of his wife, and the unbelieving wife is made holy because of her husband. (A)Otherwise your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy. 15 But if the unbelieving partner separates, let it be so. In such cases the brother or sister is not enslaved. God has called you[a] (B)to peace. 16 For how do you know, wife, (C)whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?
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- 1 Corinthians 7:15 Some manuscripts us
1 Corinthians 7:12-16
Holman Christian Standard Bible
12 But I (not the Lord)[a] say to the rest: If any brother(A) has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not leave her. 13 Also, if any woman has an unbelieving husband and he is willing to live with her, she must not leave her husband. 14 For the unbelieving husband is set apart for God(B) by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is set apart for God by the husband.[b] Otherwise your children would be corrupt, but now they are set apart for God. 15 But if the unbeliever leaves, let him leave. A brother or a sister is not bound in such cases. God has called you[c] to live in peace. 16 For you, wife, how do you know whether you will save your husband? Or you, husband, how do you know whether you will save your wife?
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- 1 Corinthians 7:12 Jesus did not address the situation of a marriage in the Gentile world where only one person is a believer.
- 1 Corinthians 7:14 Lit the brother
- 1 Corinthians 7:15 Other mss read us
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