The woman who has an unbelieving husband, and he is content to live with her, let her not leave her husband.
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- KJV And the woman which hath an husband that believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him.
- BSB And if a woman has an unbelieving husband and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him.
- NKJV And a woman who has a husband who does not believe, if he is willing to live with her, let her not divorce him.
- NASB And if any woman has an unbelieving husband, and he consents to live with her, she must not divorce her husband.
- NLT And if a believing woman has a husband who is not a believer and he is willing to continue living with her, she must not leave him.
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