Parallel Verses
American Standard Version
For how knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? Or how knowest thou, O husband, whether thou shalt save thy wife?
New American Standard Bible
For how do you know, O wife, whether you will
King 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?
Holman Bible
For you, wife, how do you know whether you will save your husband? Or you, husband, how do you know whether you will save your wife?
International Standard Version
Wife, you might be able to save your husband. Husband, you might be able to save your wife.
A Conservative Version
For how do thou know, O wife, whether thou will save thy husband? Or how will thou know, O husband, whether thou will save thy wife?
Amplified
For how do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband [by leading him to Christ]? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife [by leading her to Christ]?
An Understandable Version
How can you know, [Christian] wife, whether or not you will [be able to] convert your husband? Or how can you know, [Christian] husband, whether or not you will [be able to] convert you wife?
Anderson New Testament
For how do you know, wife, but that you may save your husband? Or how do you know, husband, but that you may save your wife?
Bible in Basic English
For how may you be certain, O wife, that you will not be the cause of salvation to your husband? or you, O husband, that you may not do the same for your wife?
Common New Testament
For how do you know, O wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, O husband, whether you will save your wife?
Daniel Mace New Testament
O wife, but you may save your husband? or how do you know, O man, but you may save your wife?
Darby Translation
For what knowest thou, O wife, if thou shalt save thy husband? or what knowest thou, O husband, if thou shalt save thy wife?
Godbey New Testament
For what do you know, O wife, if you shall save your husband? And what do you know, O husband, if you shall save your wife?
Goodspeed New Testament
For how do you wives know whether you will save your husbands? Or how do you husbands know whether you will save your wives?
John Wesley New Testament
For how knowest thou, O wife, but thou mayst save thy husband? or how knowest thou, O husband, but thou mayst save thy wife?
Julia Smith Translation
For what knowest thou, O wife, if thou shalt save the husband or what knowest thou, O hushand, if thou shalt save the wife?
King James 2000
For how do you know, O wife, whether you shall save your husband? or how do you know, O man, whether you shall save your wife?
Lexham Expanded 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?
Modern King James verseion
For what do you know, O wife, whether you shall save your husband? Or what do you know, O man, whether you shall save your wife?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For how knowest thou o woman, whether thou shalt save that man or no? Other, how knowest thou o man, whether thou shalt save that woman or no?
Moffatt New Testament
O wife, how do you know you may not save your husband? O husband, how do you know you may not save your wife?
Montgomery New Testament
For how do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?
NET Bible
For how do you know, wife, whether you will bring your husband to salvation? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will bring your wife to salvation?
New Heart 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?
Noyes New Testament
For how dost thou know, O wife, but that thou mayst save thy husband? or how dost thou know, O husband, but that thou mayst save thy wife?
Sawyer New Testament
For how do you know, wife, that you will not save your husband? or how do you know, husband, that you will not save your wife?
The Emphasized Bible
For how knowest thou, O woman, whether, thy husband, thou shalt save? Or how knowest thou, O man, whether, thy wife, thou shalt save?
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For how knowest thou, O wife, but thou shalt save thy husband? and how knowest thou, O husband, but thou shalt save thy wife?
Twentieth Century New Testament
How can you tell, wife, whether you may not save your husband? and how can you tell, husband, whether you may not save your wife?
Webster
For how knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? or how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife?
Weymouth New Testament
For what assurance have you, O woman, as to whether you will save your husband? Or what assurance have you, O man, as to whether you will save your wife?
Williams New Testament
For how do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or, how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?
World 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?
Worrell New Testament
For what do you know, O wife, whether you will save your husband? Or what do you know, O husband, whether you will save your wife?
Worsley New Testament
But God hath called us to peace; for how knowest thou, O wife, but thou shalt save thy husband; or how knowest thou, O husband, but thou shalt save thy wife?
Youngs Literal Translation
for what, hast thou known, O wife, whether the husband thou shalt save? or what, hast thou known, O husband, whether the wife thou shalt save?
Themes
Husbands' » Duty of, to wives » Not to leave them, though unbelieving
Marriage » Unbelieving spouses
Sanctification » Husbands and wives being sanctified by their spouses
Interlinear
Eido
εἴδω
Eido
know, cannot tell , know how, wist, , see, behold, look, perceive, vr see, vr know
Usage: 519
Ei
εἰ
Ei
Usage: 218
Sozo
σώζω
Sozo
Usage: 79
References
Watsons
Word Count of 37 Translations in 1 Corinthians 7:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
About Married People
15 Yet if the unbelieving departeth, let him depart: the brother or the sister is not under bondage in such cases : but God hath called us in peace. 16 For how knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? Or how knowest thou, O husband, whether thou shalt save thy wife? 17 Only, as the Lord hath distributed to each man, as God hath called each, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all the churches.
Phrases
Cross References
Romans 11:14
if by any means I may provoke to jealousy them that are my flesh, and may save some of them.
Proverbs 11:30
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; And he that is wise winneth souls.
Luke 15:10
Even so, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.
1 Corinthians 9:22
To the weak I became weak, that I might gain the weak: I am become all things to all men, that I may by all means save some.
1 Timothy 4:16
Take heed to thyself, and to thy teaching. Continue in these things; for in doing this thou shalt save both thyself and them that hear thee.
James 5:19-20
My brethren, if any among you err from the truth, and one convert him;
1 Peter 3:1-2
In like manner, ye wives, be in subjection to your won husbands; that, even if any obey not the word, they may without the word be gained by the behavior of their wives;