1 Corinthians 7:12
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If a brother has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her.”
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“To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If a brother has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away.”
King James Version · Public Domain“But to the rest say I, not the Lord: If any brother hath an unbelieving wife, and she is content to dwell with him, let him not leave her.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And to the rest I speak--not the Lord--if any brother hath a wife unbelieving, and she is pleased to dwell with him, let him not send her away;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Corinthians 7:12 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Ezra 10:2Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, an Elamite, said to Ezra: “We have been unfaithful to our God by marrying foreign women from the people of the land, yet in spite of this, there is hope for Israel.
- Ezra 10:11Now, therefore, make a confession to the LORD, the God of your fathers, and do His will. Separate yourselves from the people of the land and from your foreign wives.”
- 1 Corinthians 7:6I say this as a concession, not as a command.
- 1 Corinthians 7:25Now about virgins, I have no command from the Lord, but I give a judgment as one who by the Lord’s mercy is trustworthy.
- 1 Corinthians 7:27Are you committed to a wife? Do not seek to be released. Are you free of commitment? Do not look for a wife.
- 2 Corinthians 11:17In this confident boasting of mine, I am not speaking as the Lord would, but as a fool.
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