Verse 14
1 Corinthians 7:14
Free Bible Version
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For a husband who is not a Christian, the marriage relationship is made holy by the Christian wife, and for a wife who is not a Christian, the marriage relationship is made holy by the Christian husband. Otherwise it would mean your children were impure, but now they are holy.
Original Language Text
greek
ἡγίασται γὰρ ὁ ἀνὴρ ὁ ἄπιστος ἐν τῇ γυναικί, καὶ ἡγίασται ἡ γυνὴ ἡ ἄπιστος ἐν τῷ ⸀ἀδελφῷ· ἐπεὶ ἄρα τὰ τέκνα ὑμῶν ἀκάθαρτά ἐστιν, νῦν δὲ ἅγιά ἐστιν.
English Translation
For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband; otherwise, your children would be unclean, but now they are holy.
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Chapter 7 Context
1
Now about what you wrote to me: “It's good not to marry.”
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However, because of the temptation to sexual immorality, it is better that each man have his own wif...
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The husband should meet his wife's sexual needs, and the wife her husband's.
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The wife's body doesn't just belong to her, but her husband; and similarly the husband's body doesn'...
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So don't deprive each other, except by mutual consent for a while—for example because you want to sp...
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I'm telling you this not as a command, but as a concession.
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7
However, I wish that everyone was like me, but each person has their own gift from God (Elohim)—one...
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To those who are not yet married, or who are widowed, I would say it is better if they remain like m...
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9
But if they lack self-control, then they should get married—for it is better to marry than burn with...
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10
These are my instructions to those who are married—in fact not from me but the Lord: The wife should...
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11
(or if she does, she should not remarry, or she should return to her husband); and the husband shoul...
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12
Now, to the rest of you (and this is me speaking, not the Lord), I would say, If a Christian man has...
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13
And if a Christian woman has a non-Christian husband, and he is willing to stay with her, she should...
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14
For a husband who is not a Christian, the marriage relationship is made holy by the Christian wife,...
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However, if the non-Christian spouse leaves, let them leave. In such cases the Christian man or woma...
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Wives, who knows? You may save your husband! Husbands, who knows? You may save your wife!
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Apart from such cases, each of you should remain in the situation that the Lord has placed you, and...
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18
Were you circumcised when you were converted? Don't become uncircumcised. Were you uncircumcised whe...
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19
Circumcision doesn't mean anything, and uncircumcision doesn't mean anything. Keeping the commandmen...
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20
If you were a slave when you were called, don't worry—though if you have an opportunity to become fr...
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If you were a slave when the Lord called you, you are now free, working for the Lord. In the same wa...
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A price has been paid for you, so don't become a slave to anyone.
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23
Brothers and sisters, remain in the position you were in when you were called, living with God (Eloh...
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Now about “people who are not married,” I don't have a specific instruction from the Lord, so let me...
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Are you already married? Don't try to get divorced. Are you unmarried? Don't look to get married.
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If you do get married, you haven't sinned. If an unmarried woman gets married, she hasn't sinned. Bu...
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I'm telling you, brothers and sisters, that time is short, and from now on for those who are married...
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and those who weep as if they did not weep, and those that celebrated as if they had not celebrated,...
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and those who are engaged with the world as if it is not fulfilling—for the present world order is p...
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I would prefer you to be free from such worries. A man who is not married pays attention to what is...
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But a man who is married pays attention to what is important in this world, and how he can please hi...
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As a result his loyalties are divided. Similarly an unmarried woman or girl pays attention to what i...
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I'm telling you this for your benefit. I'm not trying to put a noose around your neck, but to show y...
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But if a man thinks he's behaving improperly with the woman he's engaged to, and if he thinks he wil...
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But if a man stays true to his principles, and there is no obligation to marry, and if he has the po...
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So the man who marries the woman he's engaged to does well, while the one who does not get married d...
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A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry an...
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But in my opinion she would be happier if she didn't remarry—and I think I too have the Spirit of Go...
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