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12 To the rest I say—I, not the Lord[a]—if a brother has a wife who is not a believer and she is happy to live with him, he should not divorce her.

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  1. 1 Corinthians 7:12 sn I, not the Lord. Here and in v. 10 Paul distinguishes between his own apostolic instruction and Jesus’ teaching during his earthly ministry. In vv. 12-16, Paul deals with a situation about which the Lord gave no instruction in his earthly ministry.