9. But if they do not have self-control, let them get married. For it is better to marry than to burn with sexual desire.
10. To the married I give this command – not I, but the Lord – a wife should not divorce a husband
11. (but if she does, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband), and a husband should not divorce his wife.
12. To the rest I say – I, not the Lord – if a brother has a wife who is not a believer and she is happy to live with him, he should not divorce her.
13. And if a woman has a husband who is not a believer and he is happy to live with her, she should not divorce him.
14. For the unbelieving husband is sanctified because of the wife, and the unbelieving wife because of her husband. Otherwise your children are unclean, but now they are holy.
15. But if the unbeliever wants a divorce, let it take place. In these circumstances the brother or sister is not bound. God has called you in peace.
16. For how do you know, wife, whether you will bring your husband to salvation? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will bring your wife to salvation?