1 Corinthians 7:16
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For how knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? Or how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife?
For how knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? or how knowest thou, O husband, whether thou shalt save thy wife?
For how do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband [by leading him to Christ]? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife [by leading her to Christ]?
For, wife, how can you be sure of converting and saving your husband? Husband, how can you be sure of converting and saving your wife?
For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? or how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife?
Wife, for all you know, you might save your husband. Husband, for all you know, you might save your wife.
Wife, for all you know, you might save your husband. Husband, for all you know, you might save your wife.
How do you know as a wife if you will save your husband? Or how do you know as a husband if you will save your wife?
For how do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?
And besides, how do you know if you will be able to save your husband or wife who isn't a follower?
For what knowest thou, O wife, if thou shalt save thy husband? or what knowest thou, O husband, if thou shalt save thy wife?
For how do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?
For how knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? Or how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife?
Wives, maybe you will save your husband; and husbands, maybe you will save your wife. You don’t know now what will happen later.
If you are a Christian wife, you might save your husband. If you are a Christian husband, you might save your wife. But you can not be sure of what will happen.
For how do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?
For how do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?
For how do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?
Wife, you don’t know; maybe you will save your husband. And husband, you don’t know; maybe you will save your wife.
For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thine husband? Or what knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife?
How do you as a wife know whether you will save your husband? How do you as a husband know whether you will save your wife?
How can you be sure, Christian wife, that you will not save your husband? Or how can you be sure, Christian husband, that you will not save your wife?
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?
Wives, maybe you will save your husband; and husbands, maybe you will save your wife. You do not know now what will happen later.
Wife, you might be able to save your husband. Husband, you might be able to save your wife.
But if the unbelieving partner decides to separate, then let there be a separation. The Christian partner need not consider himself bound in such cases. Yet God has called us to live in peace, and after all how can you, who are a wife, know whether you will be able to save your husband or not? And the same applies to you who are a husband.
For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? or what knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife?
For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? or how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife?
For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? or how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife?
For how do you know, O wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, O husband, whether you will save your wife?
For how do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?
For, after all, there is no assurance to you wives that your husbands will be converted if they stay; and the same may be said to you husbands concerning your wives.
On the other hand, if the unbelieving spouse walks out, you’ve got to let him or her go. You don’t have to hold on desperately. God has called us to make the best of it, as peacefully as we can. You never know, wife: The way you handle this might bring your husband not only back to you but to God. You never know, husband: The way you handle this might bring your wife not only back to you but to God.
For how do you know, O wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, O husband, whether you will save your wife?
For how do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?
How do you as a wife know whether you will save your husband? How do you as a husband know whether you will save your wife?
For how do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband; or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?
For how do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?
For how do you know, O wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, O husband, whether you will save your wife?
As a wife, how can you be certain that you will save your husband? As a husband, how can you be certain that you will save your wife?
Wife, you don’t know; maybe you will save your husband. And husband, you don’t know; maybe you will save your wife.
For how do you know, wife, whether you will bring your husband to salvation? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will bring your wife to salvation?
Wife, how do you know if you will save your husband? Husband, how do you know if you will save your wife?
How do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or, how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?
How do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or, how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?
For how do you know, O wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, O husband, whether you will save your wife?
Christian wife, how do you know you will not help your husband to become a Christian? Or Christian husband, how do you know you will not help your wife to become a Christian?
Don’t you wives realize that your husbands might be saved because of you? And don’t you husbands realize that your wives might be saved because of you?
For how do you know, O woman, whether you will save that man or not? Or how do you know, O man, whether you will save that woman or not? –
Wife, for all you know, you might save your husband. Husband, for all you know, you might save your wife.
Wife, for all you know, you might save your husband. Husband, for all you know, you might save your wife.
Wife, for all you know, you might save your husband. Husband, for all you know, you might save your wife.
Wife, for all you know, you might save your husband. Husband, for all you know, you might save your wife.
If you’re a wife, how d’you know whether or not you will save your husband? If you’re a husband, how d’you know whether or not you will save your wife?
For how do you know, isha, if you will not bring your basherter (destined mate), your ba’al, to Yeshu’at Eloheinu?
For how do you know, O wife, whether you shall save your husband? Or how do you know, O man, whether you shall save your wife?
Wife, how do you know whether you will save your husband? Husband, how do you know whether you will save your wife?
Wife, how do you know whether you will save your husband? Husband, how do you know whether you will save your wife?
For how do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?
Remember that anything is possible, so the life you lead and the love you show under this strain may be what finally liberates your partner.
For how do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?
Wife, you do not know. Perhaps you will win your husband to the Lord. Husband, you do not know. Perhaps you will win your wife to the Lord.
And whereof knowest thou, woman, if thou shalt make the man safe; or whereof knowest thou, man, if thou shalt make the woman safe?
for what, hast thou known, O wife, whether the husband thou shalt save? or what, hast thou known, O husband, whether the wife thou shalt save?
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