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1 Corinthians 7:10-11 To The Married. 22 Apr 2024
1Co 7:10 To the married I give this ruling,
and this is not mine but the Lord's:
a wife must not be separated from her husband-
11 or if she has already left him,
she must remain unmarried
or else be reconciled to her husband --
and a husband must not divorce his wife.
Excerpt from THE NEW JERUSALEM BIBLE, copyright (c) 1985 by Darton, Longman & Todd, Ltd. and Doubleday, a division of Penguin Random House, Inc. Reprinted by Permission.
It appears that a wife can leave her husband, but ...
The Husband
SHOULD NOT DIVORCE HIS WIFE.
Why this difference? I assume that a wife who has separated her husband is in a very weak position. At least at the time of Saint Paul.
Prayer
Jesus, I ask for the protection of the married women who depend on their husbands.