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The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 7:12-16

Directions about mixed marriages. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 7:12-28

Mixed marriages. "To the rest," those cases in which one party was a believer and the other not, "speak I, not the Lord." Yet, while St. Paul does not claim to expound and apply a formal law, he must not be considered as abnegating for the time his apostolic office and giving an opinion simply personal. The decision pronounced here is a very weighty one, and obviously it is an utterance of God's will. "If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, what shall he do? That depends on the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 7:13

Let her not leave him. The verb is the same as in the clause rendered "let him not put her away." read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 7:13

Let her not leave him - A change of phraseology from the last verse, to suit the circumstances. The wife did not have power to “put away” the husband, and expel him from his own home; but she might think it her duty to be separated from him. The apostle counsels her not to do this; and this advice should still be followed. She should still love her husband and seek his welfare; she should be still a kind, affectionate, and faithful wife; and all the more so that she may show him the excellence... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Corinthians 7:12-13

1 Corinthians 7:12-13. To the rest Who are married to unbelievers; speak I By revelation from God; not the Lord Who, during his ministry, gave no commandment concerning the matter. If any brother hath a wife that believeth not Is a heathen, not yet converted; let him not put her away If she consent to dwell with him. The Jews indeed were obliged, of old, to put away their idolatrous wives, Ezra 10:3; but their case was quite different. They were absolutely forbid to marry idolatrous... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 7:10-16

Problems of separation and divorce (7:10-16)Paul claims the authority of Christ in reminding the Corinthians that a Christian husband and wife should not separate (cf. Matthew 19:6). If they do, every effort should be made to bring them together again. If this fails, they must remain single (10-11).In the examples that follow, Paul knows of no command of Christ to quote, though he believes his advice carries the authority of the Spirit of God (see v. 40). He considers situations other than... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Corinthians 7:13

an husband, &c . = an unbelieving (as in 1 Corinthians 7:12 ) husband. if . Omit. leave . Greek. aphiemi, as in 1 Corinthians 7:11 . The same tense and voice, and should therefore be rendered "send away". The absolutely equal rights of husband and wife are insisted on throughout the chapter. See verses: 1Co 7:3 , 1 Corinthians 7:5 , &c. him . All the texts read "her husband". read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 7:13

And the woman that hath an unbelieving husband, and he is content to dwell with her, let her not leave her husband.The teaching here is the same as in the previous verse, except it applies to the Christian woman, just as 1 Corinthians 7:12 applied to the Christian man, with an unbelieving marriage partner. See under above verse. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Corinthians 7:13

1 Corinthians 7:13. Let her not leave him— The Greek word being the same both in this and the 12th verse, though it be rendered put away in that, and leave in this, and being directed both to the man and woman, seems to intimate the same power and same act of dismissing in both; and consequently it should have been rendered put away in both places. See Locke and Doddridge. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 7:13

13. the woman—a believer. let her not leave him—"her husband," instead of "him," is the reading of the oldest manuscripts The Greek for "leave" is the same as in 1 Corinthians 7:12, "put away"; translate, "Let her not put away [that is, part with] her husband." The wife had the power of effecting a divorce by Greek and Roman law. read more