1 Corinthians 7:12 — Meaning and Application

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“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.”

1 Corinthians 7:12

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Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:

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.

And the woman which hath an husband that believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him.

For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.

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1 Corinthians 7:1

"Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: {It is} good for a man not to touch a woman."

1 Corinthians 7:2

"Nevertheless, {to avoid} fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband."

1 Corinthians 7:3

"Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband."

1 Corinthians 7:4

"The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife."

1 Corinthians 7:5

"Defraud ye not one the other, except {it be} with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency."

1 Corinthians 7:6

"But I speak this by permission, {and} not of commandment."

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