Lexham English Bible

1 Corinthians 7:9-14 Lexham English Bible (LEB)

9. But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry, for it is better to marry than to burn with sexual desire.

10. To the married I command—not I, but the Lord—a wife must not separate from her husband.

11. But if indeed she does separate, she must remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.

12. 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.

13. And if any wife has an unbelieving husband and he consents to live with her, she must not divorce her husband.

14. For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by his wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the brother, since otherwise your children are unclean, but now they are holy.