Focused Passage

1 Corinthians 7:10-11

Marriage, Singleness, Calling, and Undistracted Devotion to the Lord

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10To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband.

11But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.

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Verse 10

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-δὲG1161ConjunctionTo theΤοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluralmarriedγεγαμηκόσινG1060Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Dative Masculine PluralI give this commandπαραγγέλλωG3853Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular(notοὐκG3756AdverbIἐγὼG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person SingularbutἀλλὰG235ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularLord)ΚύριοςG2962Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularA wifeγυναῖκαG1135Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularvvvμὴG3361Adverbmust not separateχωρισθῆναιG5563Verb - Aorist Infinitive PassivefromἀπὸG575Preposition[her] husbandἀνδρὸςG435Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 11

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ButδὲG1161ConjunctionifἐὰνG1437Conjunction-καὶG2532Conjunctionshe [does]χωρισθῇG5563Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singularshe must remainμενέτωG3306Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person SingularunmarriedἄγαμοςG22Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularor elseG2228Conjunctionbe reconciledκαταλλαγήτωG2644Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 3rd Person Singularto [her]τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularhusbandἀνδρὶG435Noun - Dative Masculine SingularAndκαὶG2532Conjunctiona husbandἄνδραG435Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularvvvμὴG3361Adverbmust not divorceἀφιέναιG863Verb - Present Infinitive Active[his] wifeγυναῖκαG1135Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular

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