Focused Passage

1 Corinthians 7:12-16

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

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

12To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If a brother has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her.

13And if a woman has an unbelieving husband and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him.

14For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his believing wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy.

15But if the unbeliever leaves, let him go. The believing brother or sister is not bound in such cases. God has called you to live in peace.

16How do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?

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References and Original Words

Verse 12

Original words

-δὲG1161ConjunctionTo theΤοῖςG3588Article - Dative Masculine PluralrestλοιποῖςG3062Adjective - Dative Masculine PluralIἐγώG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singularsay thisλέγωG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular([I,] notοὐχG3756AdverbtheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularLord)ΚύριοςG2962Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularIfεἴG1487ConjunctionaτιςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularbrotherἀδελφὸςG80Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularhasἔχειG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularan unbelievingἄπιστονG571Adjective - Accusative Feminine SingularwifeγυναῖκαG1135Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionsheαὕτηG3778Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singularis willingσυνευδοκεῖG4909Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularto liveοἰκεῖνG3611Verb - Present Infinitive Activewithμετ’G3326PrepositionhimαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularvvvμὴG3361Adverbhe must not divorceἀφιέτωG863Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person SingularherαὐτήνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 13

Original words

AndκαὶG2532ConjunctionifεἴG1487ConjunctionaτιςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Feminine SingularwomanγυνὴG1135Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularhasἔχειG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularan unbelievingἄπιστονG571Adjective - Accusative Masculine SingularhusbandἄνδραG435Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionheοὗτοςG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singularis willingσυνευδοκεῖG4909Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularto liveοἰκεῖνG3611Verb - Present Infinitive Activewithμετ’G3326PrepositionherαὐτῆςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person SingularvvvμὴG3361Adverbshe must not divorceἀφιέτωG863Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Singular[him]ἄνδραG435Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Verse 14

Original words

ForγὰρG1063ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularunbelievingἄπιστοςG571Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularhusbandἀνὴρG435Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularis sanctifiedἡγίασταιG37Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularthroughἐνG1722Preposition[his]τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine Singular[believing] wifeγυναικίG1135Noun - Dative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Feminine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularunbelievingἄπιστοςG571Adjective - Nominative Feminine SingularwifeγυνὴG1135Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularis sanctifiedἡγίασταιG37Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularthroughἐνG1722Preposition[her]τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine Singular[believing] husbandἀδελφῷG80Noun - Dative Masculine SingularOtherwiseἐπεὶG1893Conjunction. . .ἄραG686ConjunctionyourὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural-τὰG3588Article - Nominative Neuter PluralchildrenτέκναG5043Noun - Nominative Neuter Pluralwould beἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularuncleanἀκάθαρτάG169Adjective - Nominative Neuter PluralbutδὲG1161ConjunctionnowνῦνG3568Adverbthey areἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularholyἅγιάG40Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural
Verse 15

Original words

ButδὲG1161ConjunctionifΕἰG1487ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularunbelieverἄπιστοςG571Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularleavesχωρίζεταιG5563Verb - Present Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singularlet him goχωριζέσθωG5563Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularThe [ believing ]G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularbrotherἀδελφὸςG80Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularorG2228Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularsisterἀδελφὴG79Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularvvvοὐG3756Adverbis not boundδεδούλωταιG1402Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularinἐνG1722Preposition-τοῖςG3588Article - Dative Neuter Pluralsuch [cases]τοιούτοιςG5108Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Plural-δὲG1161Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularGodΘεόςG2316Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularhas calledκέκληκενG2564Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularyouὑμᾶςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural[to live] inἐνG1722PrepositionpeaceεἰρήνῃG1515Noun - Dative Feminine Singular

BSB notes

  • SBL, BYZ, and TR us
Verse 16

Original words

-γὰρG1063ConjunctionHowτίG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singulardo you knowοἶδαςG1492Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person SingularwifeγύναιG1135Noun - Vocative Feminine SingularwhetherεἰG1487Conjunctionyou will saveσώσειςG4982Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular[your]τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularhusbandἄνδραG435Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularOrG2228ConjunctionhowτίG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singulardo you knowοἶδαςG1492Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person SingularhusbandἄνερG435Noun - Vocative Masculine SingularwhetherεἰG1487Conjunctionyou will saveσώσειςG4982Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular[your]τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularwifeγυναῖκαG1135Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular

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