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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 I (not the Lord) say to the rest of you: If a brother has a wife who is an unbeliever and she is willing to live with him, he must not abandon[a] her. 13 And if a woman has a husband who is an unbeliever and he is willing to live with her, she must not abandon[b] him. 14 For the unbelieving husband has been sanctified because of his wife, and the unbelieving wife has been sanctified because of her husband.[c] Otherwise, your children would be unclean, but now they are holy. 15 But if the unbelieving partner[d] leaves, let him go. In such cases the brother or sister is not under obligation. God has called you[e] to live in peace. 16 Wife, you might be able to save your husband. Husband, you might be able to save your wife.

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  1. 1 Corinthians 7:12 Or divorce
  2. 1 Corinthians 7:13 Or divorce
  3. 1 Corinthians 7:14 The Gk. lacks inappropriately
  4. 1 Corinthians 7:15 The Gk. lacks partner
  5. 1 Corinthians 7:15 Other mss. read us