Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
the woman—a believer.
let her not leave him—"her husband," instead of "him," is the reading of the oldest manuscripts The Greek for "leave" is the same as in I Corinthians 7:12, "put away"; translate, "Let her not put away [that is, part with] her husband." The wife had the power of effecting a divorce by Greek and Roman law.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing 1 Corinthians 7:13:
1 Corinthians 7:15
1 Corinthians 7:16
1 Corinthians 7:17
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