1 Corinthians 7:11
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And if she depart, that she remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband. And let not the husband put away his wife.

or.

Judges 19:2,3 And she left him, and returned to her father's house in Bethlehem, and abode with him four months. . . .

Jeremiah 3:1 It is commonly said: If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and marry another man, shall he return to her any more? shall not that woman be polluted, and defiled? but thou hast prostituted thyself to many lovers: nevertheless return to me, saith the Lord, and I will receive thee.

and let.

Deuteronomy 22:19 Condemning him besides in a hundred sicles of silver, which he shall give to the damsel's father, because he hath defamed by a very ill name a virgin of Israel: and he shall have her to wife, and may not put her away all the days of his life.

Isaiah 50:1 Thus saith the Lord: What is this bill of the divorce of your mother, with which I have put her away? or who is my creditor, to whom I sold you: behold you are sold for your iniquities, and for your wicked deeds have I put your mother away.

Mark 10:2 And the Pharisees coming to him asked him, tempting him: Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife?

Context
Principles of Marriage
10But to them that are married, not I, but the Lord, commandeth that the wife depart not from her husband. 11And if she depart, that she remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband. And let not the husband put away his wife. 12For to the rest I speak, not the Lord. If any brother hath a wife that believeth not and she consent to dwell with him: let him not put her away.…
Cross References
Matthew 5:32
But I say to you, that whosoever shall put away his wife, excepting the cause of fornication, maketh her to commit adultery: and he that shall marry her that is put away, committeth adultery.

Mark 10:12
And if the wife shall put away her husband and be married to another, she committeth adultery.

Luke 16:18
Every one that putteth away his wife and marrieth another committeth adultery: and he that marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth adultery.

1 Corinthians 7:10
But to them that are married, not I, but the Lord, commandeth that the wife depart not from her husband.

1 Corinthians 7:12
For to the rest I speak, not the Lord. If any brother hath a wife that believeth not and she consent to dwell with him: let him not put her away.

Lexicon
But
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

if
ἐὰν (ean)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1437: If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.

she [does],
χωρισθῇ (chōristhē)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 5563: From chora; to place room between, i.e. Part; reflexively, to go away.

she must remain
μενέτω (menetō)
Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 3306: To remain, abide, stay, wait; with acc: I wait for, await. A primary verb; to stay.

unmarried
ἄγαμος (agamos)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 22: Unmarried, of a person not in a state of wedlock, whether he or she has formerly been married or not. Unmarried.

or else
(ē)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2228: Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than.

be reconciled
καταλλαγήτω (katallagētō)
Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2644: To change, exchange, reconcile. From kata and allasso; to change mutually, i.e. to compound a difference.

to [her]
τῷ (tō)
Article - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

husband.
ἀνδρὶ (andri)
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 435: A male human being; a man, husband. A primary word; a man.

And
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

a husband
ἄνδρα (andra)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 435: A male human being; a man, husband. A primary word; a man.

must not divorce
ἀφιέναι (aphienai)
Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 863: From apo and hiemi; to send forth, in various applications.

[his] wife.
γυναῖκα (gynaika)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1135: A woman, wife, my lady. Probably from the base of ginomai; a woman; specially, a wife.


Additional Translations
But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.

But if indeed she is separated, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to the husband; and a husband is not to send away a wife.

But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife.

(but should she depart, let her remain unmarried, or else be reconciled to her husband); and that the husband leave not his wife.

(but if also she shall have been separated, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband;) and let not husband leave wife.

(but and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or else be reconciled to her husband); and that the husband leave not his wife.

But if she shall depart, let her remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife.

or if she has already left him, let her either remain as she is or be reconciled to him; and that a husband is not to send away his wife.

(but if she departs, let her remain unmarried, or else be reconciled to her husband), and that the husband not leave his wife.

but and if she may separate, let her remain unmarried, or to the husband let her be reconciled, and let not a husband send away a wife.
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