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1 Corinthians 7:12

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7:12To the rest I say—I, not the Lord9—if a brother has a wife who is not a believer and she is happy to live with him, he should not divorce her.

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Footnotes

  1. 9 I, not the Lord. Here and in v. 10 Paul distinguishes between his own apostolic instruction and Jesus’ teaching during his earthly ministry. In vv. 12–16, Paul deals with a situation about which the Lord gave no instruction in his earthly ministry.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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)

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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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.

NLTNew Living Translation

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

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 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.