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1 Corinthians 7:15 KJV
1 Corinthians · chapter 7 · verse 15
But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace.1 Corinthians 7:15 · King James Version
1 Corinthians 7:15 in context
13And the woman which hath an husband that believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him.
14For 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.
15But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace.
16For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? or how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife?
17But as God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord hath called every one, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all churches.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- unbelievingapistosunfaithful, faithless, , incredible, of things, unbelieving, incredulous, without trustG571 →
- brotheradelphosa brother, whether born of the same two parents or only of the same father or mother…G80 →
- bondagedouloōto make a slave of, reduce to bondage, metaph. give myself wholly to one s needs and…G1402 →
- departchōrizōto separate, divide, part, put asunder, to separate one's self from, to depart, to leave…G5563 →
- sisteradelphēa full, own sister, one connected by the tie of the Christian religionG79 →
- calledkaleōto call, to call aloud, utter in a loud voice, to invite, to callG2564 →
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In this paragraph the apostle gives them direction in a case which must be very frequent in that age of the world, especially among the Jewish converts; I mean whether they were to live with heathen relatives in a married state. Moses's law permitted divorce;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 10-16