1 Corinthians 7:11

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

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  • 1 Cor 7:10 : 10 To the married I give this command—not I, but the Lord: A wife must not separate from her husband.
  • Deut 22:19 : 19 They shall fine him a hundred shekels of silver and give them to the young woman's father, because this man has given an Israelite virgin a bad name. She shall remain his wife, and he can never divorce her as long as he lives.
  • Judg 19:2-3 : 2 But his concubine was unfaithful to him and left him, going to her father’s house in Bethlehem in Judah. She stayed there for four months. 3 Then her husband arose and went after her to speak kindly to her and bring her back. He took with him his servant and a pair of donkeys. When he arrived at her father’s house, the woman’s father saw him and was glad to welcome him.
  • Isa 50:1 : 1 This is what the LORD says: Where is the certificate of divorce for your mother, whom I sent away? Or to which of my creditors did I sell you? Behold, because of your sins, you were sold, and because of your transgressions, your mother was sent away.
  • Jer 3:1 : 1 If a man divorces his wife and she leaves him to marry another, should he take her back again? Wouldn't such a land become completely defiled? You have lived as a prostitute with many lovers—yet you want to return to me? declares the LORD.
  • Mark 10:2 : 2 Some Pharisees approached him to test him, asking, 'Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?'

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Cor 7:8-10
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    8To the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to remain as I am.

    9But if they cannot exercise self-control, they should marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.

    10To the married I give this command—not I, but the Lord: A wife must not separate from her husband.

  • 1 Cor 7:12-16
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    86%

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

    13And if a woman has a husband who is an unbeliever and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him.

    14For the unbelieving husband is made holy through his wife, and the unbelieving wife is made holy through her husband. Otherwise, your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy.

    15But if the unbeliever departs, let them do so. A brother or sister is not bound in such circumstances. God has called us to live in peace.

    16For how do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?

  • 1 Cor 7:36-40
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    36If anyone is worried that he might not be acting honorably toward the virgin he is engaged to, and if his passions are strong and he feels it must be so, let him do as he wants. He is not sinning; they should marry.

    37But the man who has settled the matter in his own mind, who is under no compulsion but has control over his own will, and who has made up his mind not to marry the virgin—this man also does the right thing.

    38So then, the one who marries the virgin does right, but the one who does not marry her does better.

    39A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, only in the Lord.

    40Yet in my opinion, she is happier if she remains as she is—and I think that I too have the Spirit of God.

  • Rom 7:2-3
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    2For a married woman is legally bound to her husband while he is alive; but if her husband dies, she is released from the law that binds her to him.

    3Consequently, while her husband is still alive, she would be called an adulteress if she joins herself to another man; but if her husband dies, she is free from that law, so she would not be an adulteress by becoming another man’s wife.

  • 1 Cor 7:27-29
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    27Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be free. Are you free from a wife? Do not seek a wife.

    28But if you do marry, you have not sinned; and if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. Yet those who marry will face troubles in this life, and I want to spare you this.

    29This is what I mean, brothers and sisters: The time is short. From now on, those who have wives should live as if they do not.

  • 1 Cor 7:1-5
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    1Now concerning the matters you wrote about: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.

    2But because of sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.

    3The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband.

    4The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. Likewise, the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does.

    5Do not deprive one another, except by mutual agreement for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

  • Mark 10:11-12
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    11He told them, 'Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her.'

    12And if a woman divorces her husband and marries another man, she commits adultery.

  • Deut 24:1-3
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    1If a man marries a woman but she does not find favor in his eyes because he finds something indecent about her, he may write her a certificate of divorce, give it to her, and send her away from his house.

    2When she leaves his house, she may go and become another man's wife.

    3If the second man also dislikes her and writes her a certificate of divorce, gives it to her, and sends her away from his house, or if the second man dies,

  • Mark 10:7-9
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    7'For this reason, a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife,'

    8'and the two will become one flesh. So they are no longer two, but one.'

    9'Therefore, what God has joined together, let no one separate.'

  • Matt 5:31-32
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    31It has been said, 'Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.'

    32But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, causes her to commit adultery. And anyone who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

  • Matt 19:9-10
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    9I tell you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman, commits adultery. And whoever marries a divorced woman also commits adultery.

    10The disciples said to him, "If this is the situation between a husband and wife, it is better not to marry."

  • 1 Cor 7:32-34
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    32I want you to be free from concern. An unmarried man is concerned about the Lord’s affairs—how he can please the Lord.

    33But a married man is concerned about the affairs of this world—how he can please his wife.

    34And his interests are divided. An unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the Lord’s affairs. Her aim is to be devoted to the Lord in both body and spirit. But a married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world—how she can please her husband.

  • Matt 19:6-7
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    6So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, let no one separate.

    7They said to him, "Why then did Moses command that a certificate of divorce be given and the woman sent away?"

  • Num 30:11-12
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    11If a woman living in her husband's household makes a vow or takes an oath to bind herself by a pledge,

    12But if her husband hears about her vow and says nothing to her, he has approved all her vows and every obligation she has taken upon herself. They will stand.

  • Luke 16:18
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    18Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and the man who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

  • Num 30:6-7
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    6But if her father rules against her when he hears about it, none of her vows or pledges by which she has obligated herself will stand. The LORD will forgive her because her father has objected to it.

    7If she marries after making a vow or rashly uttering a binding obligation by which she binds herself,

  • Num 30:9
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    9But if her husband voids them when he hears about them, nothing she has vowed or promised by binding obligation will stand; the LORD will forgive her.

  • 1 Cor 11:11
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    11Nevertheless, in the Lord, woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman.

  • Exod 21:11
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    11If he does not provide these three things for her, she is to go free, without any payment.

  • Deut 20:7
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    7If anyone is engaged to a woman but has not yet married her, let him go back to his house, lest he die in battle and another man marry her.

  • 1 Cor 7:24
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    24Brothers and sisters, each one should remain with God in the condition they were in when called.