^7:16For how do you know, wife, whether you will bring your husband to salvation?¹² Or how do you know, husband, whether you will bring your wife to salvation?¹³

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Footnotes

12 Grk “will save your husband?” The meaning is obviously that the wife would be the human agent in leading her husband to salvation.
13 Grk “will save your wife?” The meaning is obviously that the husband would be the human agent in leading his wife to salvation.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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)

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

Wife, for all you know, you might save your husband. Husband, for all you know, you might save your wife.

NLTNew Living Translation

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

For how do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?

KJV 1900King James Version

For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? or how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife?

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