1 Corinthians 7:10 BSB

Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Τοῖς	Tois	To those	G3588 →
δὲ	de	now	G1161 →
γεγαμηκόσιν	gegamēkosin	having married	G1060 →
παραγγέλλω	parangellō	I give this charge —	G3853 →
οὐκ	ouk	not	G3756 →
ἐγὼ	egō	I myself	G1473 →
ἀλλ᾽	all᾽	but	G235 →
ὁ	ho	the	G3588 →
κύριος,	kurios	Lord —	G2962 →
γυναῖκα	gunaika	A wife	G1135 →
ἀπὸ	apo	from	G575 →
ἀνδρὸς	andros	a husband	G435 →
μὴ	mē	not	G3361 →
χωρισθῆναι·	chōristhēnai	is to be separated;	G5563 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Matthew 5:32
But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, brings adultery upon her. And he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
leads to
- Romans 7:3
  So then, if she is joined to another man while her husband is still alive, she is called an adulteress; but if her husband dies, she is free from that law and is not…
- 1 Corinthians 7:4
  The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Luke 16:18
  Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
- 1 Corinthians 7:10–11
  To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband.
- Matthew 19:8–9
  Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of your hardness of heart; but it was not this way from the beginning.
Through
Luke 16:18
Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
leads to
- Matthew 19:9
  Now I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman, commits adultery.”
- Mark 10:11–12
  So He told them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her.
- Matthew 5:31–32
  It has also been said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Matthew 5:32But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, brings adultery upon her. And he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.Luke 16:18Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.Malachi 2:14–16Yet you ask, “Why?” It is because the LORD has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have broken faith, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant.Matthew 19:3–9Then some Pharisees came and tested Him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?”Mark 10:11–12So He told them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her.1 Corinthians 7:39A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, as long as he belongs to the Lord.1 Corinthians 7:15But if the unbeliever leaves, let him go. The believing brother or sister is not bound in such cases. God has called you to live in peace.Jeremiah 3:20But as a woman may betray her husband, so you have betrayed Me, O house of Israel,” declares the LORD.1 Corinthians 7:12To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If a brother has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her.1 Corinthians 7:6I say this as a concession, not as a command.1 Corinthians 7:25Now about virgins, I have no command from the Lord, but I give a judgment as one who by the Lord’s mercy is trustworthy.1 Corinthians 7:11But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.1 Corinthians 7:40In my judgment, however, she is happier if she remains as she is. And I think that I too have the Spirit of God.

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