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12 But to the rest (A)I say, not the Lord, that if any brother has a wife who is an unbeliever, and she consents to live with him, he must not [a]divorce her. 13 And a woman who has an unbelieving husband, and he consents to live with her, she must not divorce her husband. 14 For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through [b]her believing husband. For otherwise your children are unclean, but now they are (B)holy. 15 Yet if the unbelieving one leaves, let him leave. The brother or the sister is not enslaved in such cases, but God has called [c]us [d](C)to peace. 16 For how do you know, O wife, whether you will (D)save your husband? Or how do you know, O husband, whether you will save your wife?

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  1. 1 Corinthians 7:12 Or leave her
  2. 1 Corinthians 7:14 Lit the brother
  3. 1 Corinthians 7:15 One early ms you
  4. 1 Corinthians 7:15 Lit in

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. 1 Corinthians 7:12 Jesus did not address the situation of a marriage in the Gentile world where only one person is a believer.
  2. 1 Corinthians 7:14 Lit the brother
  3. 1 Corinthians 7:15 Other mss read us