Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Corinthians 7:13

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13. the woman —a believer. let her not leave him —"her husband," instead of "him," is the reading of the oldest manuscripts The Greek for "leave" is the same as in 1 Corinthians 7:12 , "put away"; translate, "Let her not put away [that is, part with] her husband." The wife had the power of effecting a divorce by Greek and Roman law. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-14" class="com-number"