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
To the people already married I give this instruction -- no, not I but the Lord -- that a wife is not to leave her husband.
Romans 7:2
For a married woman is bound by law to her husband while he lives, but if her husband dies, she is freed from the marriage bond.

Only

2 Corinthians 6:14
Stop forming intimate and inconsistent relations with unbelievers. What partnership can right-doing have with law-breaking, or how can light participate with darkness?

General references

Matthew 19:10
The disciples said to Him, "If that is a man's relation to his wife, there is no advantage in getting married."