7:39 A wife is bound as long as her husband is living. But if her husband dies, 2 she is free to marry anyone she wishes (only someone in the Lord).
1 tn Grk “living soul”; a quotation from Gen 2:7.
1 tn The verb κοιμάω (koimaw) literally means “sleep,” but it is often used in the Bible as a euphemism for the death of a believer.