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1 Corinthians 7:10–11

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7:10To the married I give this command—not I, but the Lord8—a wife should not divorce a husband 7:11(but if she does, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband), and a husband should not divorce his wife.

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  1. 8 Not I, but the Lord. Here and in v. 12 Paul distinguishes between his own apostolic instruction and Jesus’ teaching during his earthly ministry. In vv. 10–11, Paul reports the Lord’s own teaching about divorce (cf. Mark 10:5–12).

In other versions

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.