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NASB | 1 Corinthians 7:15 Yet if the unbelieving one leaves, let him leave; the brother or the sister is not under bondage in such cases, but God has called us to peace. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 7:15 But if the unbelieving partner leaves, let him leave. In such cases the [remaining] brother or sister is not [spiritually or morally] bound. But God has called us to peace. |
Bible Question:
I have heard many say that an abused wife is not required to stay with her abusing husband. Of that I am grateful, for I am one. However, I was a believer when I married him, and a believer when I divorced him. But now I have met a believing man - abandoned and divorced by his first wife. We wish to marry. But there are those who rejoice in our happiness and those who condemn it. Can the abused wife (spouse) remarry? |
Bible Answer: Bobbiejean, I disagree with my friend and brother, Charis. People will eventually get the answers they want, if they ask enough. You, both need to decide what God wants. This verse has two conditions: the spouse has to be an unbeliever; they are the one who leaves. So for both of you ... 1. Was your spouse an unbeliever? What do (did) they say, not the opinion of others, including yourself? 2. Are they the one who left, including filing for divorce? If both of you cannot say YES to both questions, this verse says you may NOT marry. While I am sad because you were abused, it is not grounds for divorce. I would move out and go to counseling with my spouse ... and get the law involved, if needed. I will pray you all do what God wants, Steve |