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1 Corinthians 7:13

And the woman which hath an husband that believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him.

KJV

καὶ γυνὴ εἴ τις ἔχει ἄνδρα ἄπιστον καὶ οὗτος συνευδοκεῖ οἰκεῖν μετ’ αὐτῆς, μὴ ἀφιέτω τὸν ἄνδρα.

Greek NT

Et si qua mulier fidelis habet virum infidelem, et hic consentit habitare cum illa, non dimittat virum :

Vulgate

And the woman that hath an unbelieving husband, and he is content to dwell with her, let her not leave her husband.

ASV

And if any woman hath a husband that believeth not and he consent to dwell with her: let her not put away her husband.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

15 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
γυνή
gune
noun · 219×
εἰ
ei
conditional · 491×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
μή
me
particle · 1033×
μετά
meta
preposition · 469×
οἰκέω
oikeo
verb · 8×
οὗτος
outos
demonstrative · 1380×
συνευδοκέω
suneudokeo
verb · 6×
τὶς
tis
indefinite_pronoun · 527×
ἀνήρ
aner
noun · 216×
ἀφίημι
aphiemi
verb · 143×
ἄπιστος
apistos
adjective · 23×
ἔχω
echo
verb · 707×
o
article · 19778×

Textual variants

3 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: εἴ τις | NIV: εἴ τις | WH/Treg/RP: ἥτις
  • εἴ τιςSBLGNT
  • εἴ τιςReader's GNT (NA27)
  • ἥτιςWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: οὗτος | WH/Treg/NIV: οὗτος | RP: αὑτὸς
  • οὗτοςSBLGNT
  • οὗτοςWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • αὑτὸςRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: τὸν ἄνδρα | WH/Treg/NIV: τὸν ἄνδρα | RP: αὐτόν
  • τὸν ἄνδραSBLGNT
  • τὸν ἄνδραWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • αὐτόνRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

1. A great good is philosophy; the philosophy, I mean, which is with us. For what the heathen have is words and fables only; nor have these fables anything truly wise in them; since everything among those men is done for the sake of reputation. A great good then is true wisdom, and even here returns to us a recompense. For he that despises wealth, from this at once reaps advant…

Cross-references

  • Mark 10:12 — And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.