1Cor 7:10-11 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for 1Cor 7:10-11: 7:10-11 Paul advises Christian couples contemplating divorce. • a command that comes ... from the Lord: This doesn’t mean that Paul’s other instructions (see 7:12 , 25 , 40 ) have less authority. It means this particular counsel is grounded in known sayings of Jesus (see Matt 5:32 ; 19:9 ; Mark 10:11-12 ; Luke 16:18 ). • But if she does leave him: Paul acknowledges that some couples have great difficulty in living together, but even in that case they must honor their marriage vows to be faithful to their spouse alone (see 1 Cor 7:27 ; Rom 7:2 ).

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‏ 1 Corinthians 7:10-11

Summary for 1Cor 7:10-11: 7:10-11 ^a Paul advises Christian couples contemplating divorce.

• a command that comes ... from the Lord: This doesn’t mean that Paul’s other instructions (see 7:12 ^b, 25 ^c, 40 ^d) have less authority. It means this particular counsel is grounded in known sayings of Jesus (see Matt 5:32 ^e; 19:9 ^f; Mark 10:11-12 ^g; Luke 16:18 ^h).

• But if she does leave him: Paul acknowledges that some couples have great difficulty in living together, but even in that case they must honor their marriage vows to be faithful to their spouse alone (see 1 Cor 7:27 ⁱ; Rom 7:2 ^j).