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NASB | 1 Corinthians 7:39 ¶ A wife is bound as long as her husband lives; but if her husband is dead, she is free to be married to whom she wishes, only in the Lord. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 7:39 ¶ A wife is bound [to her husband by law] as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry whomever she wishes, only [provided that he too is] in the Lord. |
Subject: Can an abused person remarry? |
Bible Note: Thanks for the correction, Kalos. Actually, BOTH instances are questionable. Just because your spouse cheats on you, that should not automatically result in divorce, but rather, the preferrable outcome would be reconciliation. Moses was not condoning divorce, but because of the hardness of the people's hearts was actually trying to place limits on a practice that was already widespread. But Jesus said to them, "Because of your hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment. "But from the beginning of creation, GOD MADE THEM MALE AND FEMALE. "FOR THIS REASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER, AND THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH; so they are no longer two, but one flesh. "What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate." Mk 10:5-9 (NASB) |