1 Corinthians 7:10 “To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must…”

1 Corinthians 7:10

To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:

World English Bible

But to the married I command—not I, but the Lord—that the wife not leave her husband

American Standard Version

But unto the married I give charge, yea not I, but the Lord, That the wife depart not from her husband

Geneva Bible 1599

And vnto ye maried I comand, not I, but ye Lord, Let not ye wife depart from her husband.

Darby Translation

But to the married I enjoin, not I, but the Lord, Let not wife be separated from husband;

Young's Literal Translation

and to the married I announce — not I, but the Lord — let not a wife separate from a husband:

Bible in Basic English

But to the married I give orders, though not I but the Lord, that the wife may not go away from her husband

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Cross references

“yet”

1 Corinthians 7:12 1 Corinthians 7:25 1 Corinthians 7:40

1 Corinthians 7:12 · BSB

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.

1 Corinthians 7:25 · BSB

Now 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 7:40 · BSB

In my judgment, however, she is happier if she remains as she is. And I think that I too have the Spirit of God.

“Let”

Matthew 5:32 Luke 16:18 Malachi 2:14–16 1 Corinthians 7:15 Jeremiah 3:20 Matthew 19:6–9

Matthew 5:32 · BSB

But 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 16:18 · BSB

Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

Malachi 2:14–16 · BSB

Yet 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.

1 Corinthians 7:15 · BSB

But 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.

Jeremiah 3:20 · BSB

But as a woman may betray her husband, so you have betrayed Me, O house of Israel,” declares the LORD.

Matthew 19:6–9 · BSB

So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.”

Also

Matthew 19:3–9 1 Corinthians 7:6

Matthew 19:3–9 · BSB

Then some Pharisees came and tested Him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?”

1 Corinthians 7:6 · BSB

I say this as a concession, not as a command.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

9But if they cannot control themselves, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.

11But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.

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