¹¹But if she does leave, she must remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband—and a husband is not to divorce his wife.^d ¹²But I (not the Lord) say to the rest: If any brother^e has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her.

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d Dt 22:19
e Ac 9:30

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

(but if she does, she should remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband), and the husband should not divorce his wife.

To the rest I say (I, not the Lord) that if any brother has a wife who is an unbeliever, and she consents to live with him, he should not divorce her.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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

To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If any brother has a wife who is not a believer and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her.

NLTNew Living Translation

But if she does leave him, let her remain single or else be reconciled to him. And the husband must not leave his wife.

Now, I will speak to the rest of you, though I do not have a direct command from the Lord. If a fellow believer has a wife who is not a believer and she is willing to continue living with him, he must not leave her.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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

Now to the rest I say—not the Lord—if any brother has an unbelieving wife and she consents to live with him, he must not divorce her.

KJV 1900King James Version

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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