1 Corinthians 7:12
1 Corinthians · New Testament · Chapter 7
“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 7:12
What Does 1 Corinthians 7:12 Mean?
1 Corinthians 7:12 is found in the book of 1 Corinthians, chapter 7, verse 12 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 10 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Marriage.
Cross-References (10)
These passages are connected to 1 Corinthians 7:12 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Corinthians 7:6“But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment.”2 Corinthians 11:17“That which I speak, I speak it not after the Lord, but as it were foolishly, in this confidence of boasting.”1 Corinthians 7:10“And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:”1 Corinthians 7:27“Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.”Ezra 10:3“Now therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of my lord, and of those that tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law.”1 Corinthians 7:25“Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: yet I give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful.”Ezra 10:2“And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and said unto Ezra, We have trespassed against our God, and have taken strange wives of the people of the land: yet now there is hope in Israel concerning this thing.”Ezra 10:11“Now therefore make confession unto the LORD God of your fathers, and do his pleasure: and separate yourselves from the people of the land, and from the strange wives.”2 Corinthians 8:8“I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love.”1 Corinthians 5:11“But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.”
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