1Cor 7:13 | JFB | STEP | 13. 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 , "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.

‏ 1 Corinthians 7:13

13. 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 1Co 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.