1 Corinthians 7:15

13 And a woman who has a husband who does not believe, if he is willing to live with her, let her not divorce him.

14 For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband; otherwise ^ayour children would be unclean, but now they are holy.

15 But if the unbeliever departs, let him depart; a brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases. But God has called us ^ato peace.

16 For how do you know, O wife, whether you will ^asave your husband? Or how do you know, O husband, whether you will save your wife?

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17 But as God has distributed to each one, as the Lord has called each one, so let him walk. And ^aso I ordain in all the churches.

18 Was anyone called while circumcised? ^aLet him not become uncircumcised. Was anyone called while uncircumcised? Let him not be circumcised.

Verse Comparison: 1 Corinthians 7:15

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American Standard Version
Yet if the unbelieving departeth, let him depart: the brother or the sister is not under bondage in such `cases': but God hath called us in peace.

Amplified® Bible
But if the unbelieving partner [actually] leaves, let him do so; in such [cases the remaining] brother or sister is not morally bound. But God has called us to peace.

Contemporary English Version
If your husband or wife isn't a follower of the Lord and decides to divorce you, then you should agree to it. You are no longer bound to that person. After all, God chose you and wants you to live at peace.

Darby English Version
But if the unbeliever go away, let them go away; a brother or a sister is not bound in such [cases], but God has called us in peace.

Good News Bible
However, if the one who is not a believer wishes to leave the Christian partner, let it be so. In such cases the Christian partner, whether husband or wife, is free to act. God has called you to live in peace.

International Standard Version
But if the unbelieving partner leaves, let him go. In such cases the brother or sister is not bound; God has called you to live in peace.

King James Version
But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace.

New American Standard Bible
Yet if the unbelieving one leaves, let him leave; the brother or the sister is not under bondage in such {cases,} but God has called us to peace.

New International Version
But if the unbeliever leaves, let him do so. A believing man or woman is not bound in such circumstances; God has called us to live in peace.

New King James Version
But if the unbeliever departs, let him depart; a brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases. But God has called us to peace.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Yet if the unbelieving one leaves, let him leave; the brother or the sister has not placed themselves under bondage in such cases, but God has called us to peace.

Young's Literal Translation
And, if the unbelieving doth separate himself -- let him separate himself: the brother or the sister is not under servitude in such `cases', and in peace hath God called us;

New English Translation
But if the unbeliever wants a divorce, let it take place. In these circumstances the brother or sister is not bound.¹ God has called you in peace.

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