1 Corinthians 7:13

Contextual Overview

¹⁰ To the married I give this charge (not I, but the Lord): the wife should not separate from her husband ¹⁰ And vnto ye maried I comand, not I, but ye Lord, Let not ye wife depart from her husband. ¹⁰To the married I give this command—not I, but the Lord—a wife is not to leave her husband. ¹⁰ But to the married I command -- not I, but the Lord -- that the wife not leave her husband ¹⁰ But to the married I enjoin, not *I*, but the Lord, Let not wife be separated from husband; ¹⁰ Now, I have a command for those who are married. Actually, it is not from me; it is what the Lord commanded. A wife should not leave her husband. ¹⁰But to the married [believers] I give instructions—not I, but the Lord—that the wife is not to separate from her husband, ¹⁰ But unto the married I give charge, yea not I, but the Lord, That the wife depart not from her husband ¹⁰To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband. ¹⁰ I instruct married couples to stay together, and this is exactly what the Lord himself taught. A wife who leaves her husband

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Reciprocal: Ezra 10:3 - let it

Cross-References

Genesis 5:32
And Noah was fiue hundreth yeere olde. And Noah begate Shem, Ham and Iapheth.

Genesis 5:32
And Noah was five hundred years old, and Noah begot Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Genesis 5:32
Noach was five hundred years old, and Noach became the father of Shem, Ham, and Yefet.

Genesis 5:32
After Noah was 500 years old, he had sons named Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Genesis 5:32
After Noah was 500 years old, Noah fathered Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Genesis 5:32
And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Genesis 5:32
And when Noah was five hundred years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Genesis 5:32
After Noah was five hundred years old, he had three sons and named them Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Genesis 5:32
Noach was 500 years old; and Noach fathered Shem, Ham and Yefet.

Genesis 5:32
And Noah was five hundred years old, and Noah begot Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the woman which hath an husband that believeth,.... The apostle puts the case both ways, there being the same reason for one as for another; that if she that was a sister, who was partaker of the grace of God, and a member of the church, had a husband to whom she was married before her conversion; who was an unbeliever, had no faith in Christ, nor any notion of the Gospel, but an infidel to both:

and if he be pleased to dwell with her; loves her, and is willing to continue with her; neither puts her away from him, nor departs from her on account of her Christianity:

let her not leave him; but continue, and cohabit with him as man and wife; this is the advice the apostle gives, as agreeably to the light of nature and reason; as becoming the Gospel of Christ, and as what might serve to recommend it, and spread the knowledge of it.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Let her not leave him - A change of phraseology from the last verse, to suit the circumstances. The wife did not have power to “put away” the husband, and expel him from his own home; but she might think it her duty to be separated from him. The apostle counsels her not to do this; and this advice should still be followed. She should still love her husband and seek his welfare; she should be still a kind, affectionate, and faithful wife; and all the more so that she may show him the excellence of religion, and win him to love it. She should even bear much, and bear it long; nor should she leave him unless her life is rendered miserable, or in danger; or unless he wholly neglects to make provision for her, and leaves her to suffering, to want, and to tears. In such a case no precept of religion forbids her to return to her father’s house, or to seek a place of safety and of comfort. But even then it is not to be a separation on account of a difference of religious sentiment, but for brutal treatment. Even then the marriage tie is not dissolved, and neither party is at liberty to marry again.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Corinthians 7:13. And the woman — Converted from heathenism to the Christian faith; which hath a husband, who still abides in heathenism; if he be pleased to dwell with her, notwithstanding she has become a Christian since their marriage; let her not leave him because he still continues a heathen.