Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.

General references

Bible References

Wife

1 Corinthians 7:10
For married people these are my instructions (and they are the Lord's, not mine). A wife is not to separate from her husband ??11 if she has separated, she must either remain single or be reconciled to him ??and a husband must not put away his wife.
Romans 7:2
Thus a married woman is bound by law to her husband while he is alive; but if the husband dies, she is done with the law of 'the husband.'

Only

2 Corinthians 6:14
[Keep out of all incongruous ties with unbelievers. What have righteousness and iniquity in common, or how can light associate with darkness?

General references

Matthew 19:10
The disciples said to him, "If that is a man's position with his wife, there is no good in marrying."