1 Corinthians 7:10-11
10To the married aI give this charge (not I, but the Lord): bthe wife should not separate from her husband 11(but if she does, cshe should remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband), and dthe husband should not divorce his wife.1 Corinthians 7:39-40
39 eA wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to be married to whom she wishes, only fin the Lord. 40Yet gin my judgment she is happier if she remains as she is. And I think hthat I too have the Spirit of God.1 Timothy 3:2
2Therefore ian overseer ▼▼Or bishop; Greek episkopos; a similar term occurs in verse 1
must be above reproach, kthe husband of one wife, ▼▼Or a man of one woman; also verse 12
msober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, nhospitable, oable to teach, 1 Timothy 3:12
12Let deacons each be pthe husband of one wife, qmanaging their children and their own households well.
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