Principles of Marriage
1 Corinthians 7:10
In 9 translations
- BSB
- To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband.
- KJV
- And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:
- WEB
- But to the married I command—not I, but the Lord—that the wife not leave her husband
- ASV
- But unto the married I give charge, yea not I, but the Lord, That the wife depart not from her husband
- LSV
- and to the married I announce—not I, but the LORD—do not let a wife separate from a husband:
- YLT
- and to the married I announce — not I, but the Lord — let not a wife separate from a husband:
- DBY
- But to the married I enjoin, not I, but the Lord, Let not wife be separated from husband;
- DRC
- But to them that are married, not I but the Lord commandeth, that the wife depart not from her husband.
- GNV
- And vnto ye maried I comand, not I, but ye Lord, Let not ye wife depart from her husband.
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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
- Spelling of ἀλλ᾽: NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text: ἀλλὰ.
Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.
Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- Τοῖς δὲ γεγαμηκόσιν παραγγέλλω, οὐκ ἐγὼ ἀλλὰ ὁ κύριος, γυναῖκα ἀπὸ ἀνδρὸς μὴ χωρισθῆναι—
- RP2018
- Τοῖς δὲ γεγαμηκόσιν παραγγέλλω, οὐκ ἐγώ, ἀλλ’ ὁ κύριος, γυναῖκα ἀπὸ ἀνδρὸς μὴ χωρισθῆναι·
- TR-Boyd
- Τοῖς δὲ γεγαμηκόσι παραγγέλλω, οὐκ ἐγώ, ἀλλ᾿ ὁ Κύριος, γυναῖκα ἀπὸ ἀνδρὸς μὴ χωρισθῆναι·
- SCR1894
- τοις δε γεγαμηκοσιν παραγγελλω ουκ εγω αλλ ο κυριος γυναικα απο ανδρος μη χωρισθηναι
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In the reference works topics that cite this verse
MarriageRevelation of ChristDivorcePurityVirginChastityWivesText and Manuscripts of the New TestamentCorinthians, First Epistle to theWife
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Cross-references most cited first
- Matthew 5:32But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, brings adultery upon her. And he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
- Luke 16:18Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
- Matthew 19:3–9Then some Pharisees came and tested Him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?” Jesus answered, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ and…
- Malachi 2:14–16Yet you ask, “Why?” It is because the LORD has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have broken faith, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant. Has not the LORD made…
- Mark 10:11–12So He told them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her. And if a woman divorces her husband and marries another man, she commits adultery.”
- Jeremiah 3:20But as a woman may betray her husband, so you have betrayed Me, O house of Israel,” declares the LORD.
- 1 Corinthians 7:15But if the unbeliever leaves, let him go. The believing brother or sister is not bound in such cases. God has called you to live in peace.
- 1 Corinthians 7:12To 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.
- 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 7:6I say this as a concession, not as a command.
- 1 Corinthians 7:40In my judgment, however, she is happier if she remains as she is. And I think that I too have the Spirit of God.
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