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1 Corinthians 7:11 — King James Version← Study notes

But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife.


1 Corinthians 7:11Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Corinthians 7:1115 words
GreekMeaning
ἐὰνean
ifwordG1437
δὲde
howeverwordG1161
καὶkai
indeedadverbG2532
χωρισθῇchōristhē
she shall be separatedverbG5563
μενέτωmenetō
she should remainverbG3306
ἄγαμοςagamos
unmarriednounG22
ē
orwordG2228
τῷ
to thearticleG3588
ἀνδρὶandri
husbandnounG435
καταλλαγήτωkatallagētō
she should be reconciledverbG2644
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἄνδραandra
a husbandnounG435
γυναῖκαgynaika
a wifenounG1135
μὴ
notadverbG3361
ἀφιέναιaphienai
is to send awayverbG863
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 7:11

“But to the married I give charge, yet not I, but the Lord.” Because it is a law expressly appointed by Christ which he is about to read to them about the not putting away a wife without fornication; Matthew 5:32, 19:9; Mark 10:11; Luke 16:18 therefore he says, “Not I.” True it is what was before spoken though it were not expressly stated, yet it also is His decree. But this, you see, He had delivered in express words. So that the words “I and not I” have this difference of…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 19 on First Corinthians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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