Scripture Post #206: *UNBELIEVING SPOUSE*

1st Corinthians 7:

12 But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away.

13 And the woman which hath an husband that believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him.

14 For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.

Context: This Scripture was from Apostle Paul and Sosthenes, unto the Church at Corinth (1st Cor. 1:1-2). 

Easy-to-Read Version (ERV):

1st Cor. 7:12: The advice I have for the others is from me. The Lord did not give us any teaching about this. If you have a wife who is not a believer, you should not divorce her if she will continue to live with you. 

[verse 13:] And if you have a husband who is not a believer, you should not divorce him if he will continue to live with you.

[verse 14:] The husband who is not a believer is set apart for God through his believing wife. And the wife who is not a believer is set apart for God through her believing husband. If this were not true, your children would be unfit for God’s use. But now they are set apart for him.

[verse 15:] But if the husband or wife who is not a believer decides to leave, let them leave. When this happens, the brother or sister in Christ is free. God chose you to have a life of peace.

[verse 16:] Wives, maybe you will save your husband; and husbands, maybe you will save your wife. You don’t know now what will happen later.

Originally Published: Sat. 4/6/13