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1 Corinthians 7:12

NETBible	To the rest I say – I, not the Lord¹ – if a brother has a wife who is not a believer and she is happy to live with him, he should not divorce her.
NIV © biblegateway 1Co 7:12	To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If any brother has a wife who is not a believer and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her.
NASB © biblegateway 1Co 7:12	But to the rest I say, not the Lord, that if any brother has a wife who is an unbeliever, and she consents to live with him, he must not divorce her.
NLT © biblegateway 1Co 7:12	Now, I will speak to the rest of you, though I do not have a direct command from the Lord. If a Christian man has a wife who is an unbeliever and she is willing to continue living with him, he must not leave her.
MSG © biblegateway 1Co 7:12	For the rest of you who are in mixed marriages--Christian married to non-Christian--we have no explicit command from the Master. So this is what you must do. If you are a man with a wife who is not a believer but who still wants to live with you, hold on to her.
BBE © SABDAweb 1Co 7:12	But to the rest I say, and not the Lord; If a brother has a wife who is not a Christian, and it is her desire to go on living with him, let him not go away from her.
NRSV © bibleoremus 1Co 7:12	To the rest I say—I and not the Lord—that if any believer has a wife who is an unbeliever, and she consents to live with him, he should not divorce her.
NKJV © biblegateway 1Co 7:12	But to the rest I, not the Lord, say: If any brother has a wife who does not believe, and she is willing to live with him, let him not divorce her.
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KJV	But <1161> to the rest <3062> speak <3004> (5719) I <1473>_, not <3756> the Lord <2962>_: If any <1536> brother <80> hath <2192> (5719) a wife <1135> that believeth not <571>_, and <2532> she <846> be pleased <4909> (5719) to dwell <3611> (5721) with <3326> him <846>_, let him <863> (0) not <3361> put <863> (0) her <846> away <863> (5720)_.
NASB © biblegateway 1Co 7:12	But to the rest <3062> I say <3004> , not the Lord <2962> , that if <1487> any <5100> brother <80> has <2192> a wife <1135> who is an unbeliever <571> , and she consents <4909> to live <3611> with him, he must not divorce <863> her.
NET [draft] ITL	To the rest <3062> I say <3004> – I <1473> , not <3756> the Lord <2962> – if <1487> a brother <80> has <2192> a wife <1135> who is not a believer <571> and <2532> she <846> is happy <4909> to live <3611> with <3326> him <846> , he should <863> not <3361> divorce <863> her <846> .
GREEK	toiv de loipoiv legw ouc o kuriov ei tiv adelfov gunaika ecei kai auth suneudokei autou mh afietw


NETBible	To the rest I say – I, not the Lord¹ – if a brother has a wife who is not a believer and she is happy to live with him, he should not divorce her.
NET Notes	¹sn I, not the Lord. Here and in v. 10 Paul distinguishes between his own apostolic instruction and Jesus’ teaching during his earthly ministry. In vv. 12-16, Paul deals with a situation about which the Lord gave no instruction in his earthly ministry.