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11 (but if she does leave, she is to remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband), and a husband is not to divorce[a] his wife.

12 But I, not the Lord, say to the rest: If any brother has an unbelieving wife, and she is willing to go on living with him, he is not to divorce her. 13 If any woman has an unbelieving husband, and he is willing to go on living with her, she is not to divorce her husband.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 7:11 The Greek word translated divorce here and in verses 12 and 13 can also mean send away or leave.

11 But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband.(A) And a husband must not divorce his wife.

12 To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord):(B) If any brother has a wife who is not a believer and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her. 13 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.

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