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1 Corinthians 7:12 — King James Version← Study notes

But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away.


1 Corinthians 7:12Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Corinthians 7:1223 words
GreekMeaning
ΤοῖςTois
To thearticleG3588
δὲde
nowwordG1161
λοιποῖςloipois
restadjectiveG3062
λέγωlegō
sayverbG3004
ἐγώegō
I myselfpronounG1473
οὐχouch
— notadverbG3756
ho
thearticleG3588
κύριοςkyrios
LordnounG2962
εἴei
IfwordG1487
τιςtis
anypronounG5100
ἀδελφὸςadelphos
brothernounG80
γυναῖκαgynaika
a wifenounG1135
ἔχειechei
hasverbG2192
ἄπιστονapiston
unbelievingadjectiveG571
καὶkai
andwordG2532
αὕτηhautē
shedemonstrativeG3778
συνευδοκεῖsyneudokei
consentsverbG4909
οἰκεῖνoikein
to dwellverbG3611
μετ’met’
withprepositionG3326
αὐτοῦautou
himpronounG846
μὴ
notadverbG3361
ἀφιέτωaphietō
he should divorceverbG863
αὐτήνautēn
herpronounG846
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 7:12

“But to the rest speak I, not the Lord. If any brother have a wife that believes not, and she is content to dwell with him, let him not leave her. And if any woman has an husband that believes not, and he is content to dwell with her, let her not leave him.” For as when discoursing about separating from fornicators, he made the matter easy by the correction which he applied to his words, saying, “Howbeit, not altogether with the fornicators of this world;” so also in this…

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