Key Verse Spotlight
1 Corinthians 7:10 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“And unto the married I command, {yet} not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from {her} husband:”
1 Corinthians 7:10
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.
But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.
And unto the married I command, {yet} not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from {her} husband:
But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to {her} husband: and let not the husband put away {his} wife.
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.
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