1 Corinthians 7:10

7:10 To the married I give this command – not I, but the Lord ¹  – a wife should not divorce a husband

1 Corinthians 7:27

7:27 The one bound to a wife should not seek divorce. The one released from a wife should not seek marriage. ² 

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¹ sn Not I, but the Lord. Here and in v. 12 Paul distinguishes between his own apostolic instruction and Jesus’ teaching during his earthly ministry. In vv. 10-11, Paul reports the Lord’s own teaching about divorce (cf. Mark 10:5-12).

² tn Grk “should not seek a wife.”