1Cor 7:12 | NET2full | STEP | To the rest I say —I, not the Lord — if a brother has a wife who is not a believer and she is happy to live with him , he should not divorce her .

‏ 1 Corinthians 7:12

12 To the rest I say—I, not the Lord ^{▼▼sn I, not the Lord. Here and in v. 10 Paul distinguishes between his own apostolic instruction and Jesus’ teaching during his earthly ministry. In vv. 12-16, Paul deals with a situation about which the Lord gave no instruction in his earthly ministry.} —if a brother has a wife who is not a believer and she is happy to live with him, he should not divorce her.