7:12a To the rest I say this

Now I am talking to you other believers ⌊who are married to people who are not believers⌋.

7:12b (I, not the Lord):

This command is from me, not from the Lord Jesus.
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Since the Lord Jesus did not tell us ⌊if we should stay married to unbelievers or not,⌋ I will tell you what I think is the right thing for you to do.
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The Lord Jesus did not give us any command/teaching about this, but I will give you my teaching/command.
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These are my own teachings/instructions to you. The Lord Jesus did not say anything on this topic.

7:12c If a brother has an unbelieving wife

If a Christian man is married to a woman who does not believe ⌊in Jesus Christ⌋,
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Suppose/Perhaps a follower of Christ has a wife who is not a follower,
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Some of you Christian men have wives who are not believers.

7:12d and she is willing to live with him,

and she does not want to leave him,
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and she wants to continue being his wife.
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If your wife is willing to live with you,

7:12e he must not divorce her.

then he should not send her away.
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Then tell him that he should not divorce her.
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then do not divorce/leave her.

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