^{10 Ref} But unto the married I give charge, `yea' not I, but the Lord, That the wife depart not from her husband

^{11 Ref} (but should she depart, let her remain unmarried, or else be reconciled to her husband); and that the husband leave not his wife.

^{12 Ref} But to the rest say I, not the Lord: If any brother hath an unbelieving wife, and she is content to dwell with him, let him not leave her.