1 Corinthians 7:12-16

New International Reader's Version

¹² I also have something to say to everyone else. It is from me, not a direct command from the Lord. Suppose a brother has a wife who is not a believer. If she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her. ¹³ And suppose a woman has a husband who is not a believer. If he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him. ¹⁴ The unbelieving husband has been made holy through his wife. The unbelieving wife has been made holy through her believing husband. If that were not the case, your children would not be pure and “clean.” But as it is, they are holy.

¹⁵ But if the unbeliever leaves, let that person go. In that case, the believer does not have to stay married to the unbeliever. God wants us to live in peace. ¹⁶ Wife, how do you know if you will save your husband? Husband, how do you know if you will save your wife?