1 Corinthians 7:27

Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be loosed. Are you loosed from a wife? Do not seek a wife.

1 Corinthians 7:12-14

But I (not the Lord) say to the rest: If any brother has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not leave her.

1 Corinthians 7:20

Each person should remain in the life situation in which he was called.

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Summary

Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.

Thou bound

Bible References

Thou bound

1 Corinthians 7:12
But I (not the Lord) say to the rest: If any brother has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not leave her.

General references

Jeremiah 16:2
“You must not marry or have sons or daughters in this place.
Matthew 19:10
His disciples said to Him, “If the relationship of a man with his wife is like this, it’s better not to marry!”
1 Corinthians 7:8
I say to the unmarried and to widows: It is good for them if they remain as I am.

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