1 Corinthians 7:12-16
Legacy Standard Bible
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 Corinthians 7:12-16
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
12 To the rest I say—I and 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.(A) 13 And if any woman has a husband who is an unbeliever and he consents to live with her, she should not divorce the husband. 14 For the unbelieving husband is made holy through his wife, and the unbelieving wife is made holy through the brother.[a] Otherwise, your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy.(B) 15 But if the unbelieving partner separates, let it be so; in such a case the brother or sister is not bound. It is to peace that God has called us.[b](C) 16 Wife, for all you know, you might save your husband. Husband, for all you know, you might save your wife.(D)
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