I Cor 7:10 Also Condemns Marital Separation, Not Just Divorce – Translations
I Corinthians 7:10 also condemns marital separation, not just divorce. Consider these TRANSLATIONS of the verse …
KJV And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:
ASV But unto the married I give charge, yea not I, but the Lord, That the wife depart not from her husband
NKJV Now to the married I command, yet not I but the Lord: A wife is not to depart from her husband.
NASB But to the married I give instructions, not I, but the Lord, that the wife is not to leave her husband
ESV To the married I give this charge (not I, but the Lord): the wife should not separate from her husband
NIV To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband.
RSV To the married I give charge, not I but the Lord, that the wife should not separate from her husband
KJ21 And unto the married I command (yet not I, but the Lord): let not the wife depart from her husband.
AMP But to the married [believers] I give instructions—not I, but the Lord—that the wife is not to separate from her husband,
AMPC But to the married people I give charge—not I but the Lord—that the wife is not to separate from her husband.
BRG And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:
CSB To the married I give this command—not I, but the Lord—a wife is not to leave her husband.
CSBA To the married I give this command – not I, but the Lord – a wife is not to leave her husband.
CEB I’m passing on the Lord’s command to those who are married: A wife shouldn’t leave her husband,
CJB To those who are married I have a command, and it is not from me but from the Lord: a woman is not to separate herself from her husband
DARBY But to the married I enjoin, not *I*, but the Lord, Let not wife be separated from husband;
DLNT But to the ones having married I command (not I, but the Lord), that a wife not be separated from her husband—
DRA But to them that are married, not I but the Lord commandeth, that the wife depart not from her husband.
ERV Now, I have a command for those who are married. Actually, it is not from me; it is what the Lord commanded. A wife should not leave her husband.
EASY I will say this to people who have married. (This is not my rule. It is a rule that comes from the Lord himself.) A wife must not leave her husband.
EHV Next I command the married (it is the Lord’s command not mine): A wife is not to leave her husband
ESVUK To the married I give this charge (not I, but the Lord): the wife should not separate from her husband
GNV And unto the married I command, not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband.
GW I pass this command along (not really I, but the Lord): A wife shouldn’t leave her husband.
GNT For married people I have a command which is not my own but the Lord’s: a wife must not leave her husband;
HCSB I command the married—not I, but the Lord—a wife is not to leave her husband.
ICB Now I give this command for the married people. (The command is not from me; it is from the Lord.) A wife should not leave her husband.
ISV To married people I give this command (not really I, but the Lord): A wife must not leave her husband.
PHILLIPS To those who are already married my command, or rather, the Lord’s command, is that the wife should not leave her husband.
JUB And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife separate from her husband;
AKJV And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:
LSB But to the married I give instructions, not I, but the Lord, that the wife should not leave her husband
LEB To the married I command—not I, but the Lord—a wife must not separate from her husband.
TLB Now, for those who are married I have a command, not just a suggestion. And it is not a command from me, for this is what the Lord himself has said: A wife must not leave her husband.
MEV Now to the married I command, not I, but the Lord, do not let the wife depart from her husband.
MOUNCE To the · married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): a wife should not separate from her husband
NOG I pass this command along (not really I, but the Lord): A wife shouldn’t leave her husband.
NABRE To the married, however, I give this instruction (not I, but the Lord): A wife should not separate from her husband
NASB1995 But to the married I give instructions, not I, but the Lord, that the wife should not leave her husband
NCB To those who are married, I give this command, which is not mine but the Lord’s: a wife should not separate from her husband—
NCV Now I give this command for the married people. (The command is not from me; it is from the Lord.) A wife should not leave her husband.
NIRV I give a command to those who are married. It is a direct command from the Lord, not from me. A wife must not leave her husband.
NIVUK To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): a wife must not separate from her husband.
NLV I have this to say to those who are married. These words are from the Lord. A wife should not leave her husband,
NLT But for those who are married, I have a command that comes not from me, but from the Lord. A wife must not leave her husband.
NMB To the married command not I, but the Lord, that the wife should not separate herself from the man.
NRSVA To the married I give this command—not I but the Lord—that the wife should not separate from her husband
NRSVACE To the married I give this command—not I but the Lord—that the wife should not separate from her husband
NRSVCE To the married I give this command—not I but the Lord—that the wife should not separate from her husband
NRSVUE To the married I give this command—not I but the Lord—that the wife should not separate from her husband
NTFE I have a command, too, for married people—actually, it’s not just from me, it’s from the Lord: that a woman should not separate from her husband.
RGT And to the married, I command: (not I, but the Lord) Let not the wife leave her husband.
RSVCE To the married I give charge, not I but the Lord, that the wife should not separate from her husband
TLV But to the married I command—not I, but the Lord—a wife is not to be separated from her husband
VOICE To those who are married, here’s my command (to be clear, this isn’t merely my opinion; it comes from the teaching of the Lord Jesus): it is not right for a wife to leave her husband.
WEB But to the married I command—not I, but the Lord—that the wife not leave her husband
WE And here is what I say to those who are married. (And yet it is not what I say. It is what the Lord has said.) The wife may not leave her husband.
WYC But to them that be joined in matrimony, I command, not I, but the Lord, that the wife depart not from the husband;
YLT and to the married I announce — not I, but the Lord — let not a wife separate from a husband
consider this previous article on the related subject – Marital Separation Is Sinful
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