¹⁰And unto the married I command, yet ^rnot I, but the Lord, ^sLet not the wife depart from her husband: ¹¹^tBut and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife. ¹²But ^kto the rest speak I, ^unot the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she ^wbe pleased to dwell with him, let him not ^xput her away. ¹³And the woman which hath an husband that believeth not, and if he ^wbe pleased to dwell with her, let her not ^xleave him. ¹⁴For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else ^ywere your children unclean; but now are they ^zholy. ¹⁵But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but ^aGod hath called us ^†to peace. ¹⁶For ^bwhat knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt ^csave thy husband? or ^†how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt ^csave thy wife?

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Footnotes

rSee ver. 12, 25.
s Mal. 2:16. See Matt. 5:32.
tver. 28. Luke 20:6. See Matt. 24:48 (Engl.).
k 2 Cor. 8:8. Comp. ver. 10, 12, 40. See ver. 25.
uver. 25. 2 Cor. 11:17.
wSee Rom. 1:32 marg.
xGk. as ver. 12. So Mark 10:12.
wSee Rom. 1:32 marg.
xGk. as ver. 12. So Mark 10:12.
zComp. Ezra 9:2.
aSee Rom. 8:30. & 14:19.
†Gr. in peace. Comp. Luke 1:17?
bSo 1 Pet. 3:1.
cSee Rom. 11:14.
†[Gr. what]. Gk. as above.
cSee Rom. 11:14.

Cross references

y Mal. 2:15.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

To the married I give this charge (not I, but the Lord): the wife should not separate from her husband (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. If any woman has a husband who is an unbeliever, and he consents to live with her, she should not divorce him. For the unbelieving husband is made holy because of his wife, and the unbelieving wife is made holy because of her husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy. But if the unbelieving partner separates, let it be so. In such cases the brother or sister is not enslaved. God has called you to peace. For how do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?

NIVNew International Version (2011)

To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband. 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. And if a woman has a husband who is not a believer and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him. For the unbelieving husband has been sanctified through his wife, and the unbelieving wife has been sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy.

But if the unbeliever leaves, let it be so. The brother or the sister is not bound in such circumstances; God has called us to live in peace. How do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or, how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?

CSBChristian Standard Bible

To the married I give this command—not I, but the Lord—a wife is not to leave her husband. But if she does leave, she must remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband—and a husband is not to divorce his wife. But I (not the Lord) say to the rest: If any brother has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her. Also, if any woman has an unbelieving husband and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce her husband. For the unbelieving husband is made holy by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is made holy by the husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but as it is they are holy. But if the unbeliever leaves, let him leave. A brother or a sister is not bound in such cases. God has called you to live in peace. Wife, for all you know, you might save your husband. Husband, for all you know, you might save your wife.

NLTNew Living Translation

But for those who are married, I have a command that comes not from me, but from the Lord. A wife must not leave her husband. 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. And if a believing woman has a husband who is not a believer and he is willing to continue living with her, she must not leave him. For the believing wife brings holiness to her marriage, and the believing husband brings holiness to his marriage. Otherwise, your children would not be holy, but now they are holy. (But if the husband or wife who isn’t a believer insists on leaving, let them go. In such cases the believing husband or wife is no longer bound to the other, for God has called you to live in peace.) Don’t you wives realize that your husbands might be saved because of you? And don’t you husbands realize that your wives might be saved because of you?

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

To the married I command—not I, but the Lord—a wife must not separate from her husband. 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. And if any wife has an unbelieving husband and he consents to live with her, she must not divorce her husband. For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by his wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the brother, since otherwise your children are unclean, but now they are holy. But if the unbeliever leaves, let him leave. The brother or the sister is not bound in such cases. But God has called us in peace. For how do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?