Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
not I, but the Lord—(Compare I Corinthians 7:12, I Corinthians 7:25, I Corinthians 7:40). In ordinary cases he writes on inspired apostolic authority (I Corinthians 14:37); but here on the direct authority of the Lord Himself (Mark 10:11-12). In both cases alike the things written are inspired by the Spirit of God "but not all for all time, nor all on the primary truths of the faith" [ALFORD].
Let not the wife depart—literally, "be separated from." Probably the separation on either side, whether owing to the husband or to the wife, is forbidden.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing 1 Corinthians 7:10:
Malachi 2:14
1 Corinthians 7:8
1 Corinthians 7:12
1 Corinthians 7:25
1 Thessalonians 4:2
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