1 CORINTHIANS 7:15 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace.”
But if the unbeliever leaves, let it be so. The brother or sister is not bound in such circumstances; God has called us to live in peace. — The 'Pauline privilege' permits divorce when an unbelieving spouse abandons the marriage. The phrase 'not bound' (ou dedoulōtai = enslaved, bound) releases the believer from the marriage covenant. The rationale is peace (eirēnē): maintaining a marriage against the unbeliever's will would violate the peace to which God has called believers. This exception acknowledges that unilateral abandonment breaks the covenant.
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