1 Corinthians 7:10

King James Version (KJV)

And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:

Translations

1 Corinthians 7:10 - Amplified Bible

But to the married people I give charge--not I but the Lord--that the wife is not to separate from her husband.

1 Corinthians 7:10 - American Standard Version

But unto the married I give charge, yea not I, but the Lord, That the wife depart not from her husband

1 Corinthians 7:10 - Bible in Basic English

But to the married I give orders, though not I but the Lord, that the wife may not go away from her husband

1 Corinthians 7:10 - Darby Bible

But to the married I enjoin, not *I*, but the Lord, Let not wife be separated from husband;

1 Corinthians 7:10 - English Standard Version

To the married I give this charge (not I, but the Lord): the wife should not separate from her husband

1 Corinthians 7:10 - King James Version

And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:

1 Corinthians 7:10 - La Biblia de las Americas

A los casados instruyo, no yo, sino el Señor: que la mujer no debe dejar al marido

1 Corinthians 7:10 - The Message

And if you are married, stay married. This is the Master’s command, not mine. If a wife should leave her husband, she must either remain single or else come back and make things right with him. And a husband has no right to get rid of his wife.

1 Corinthians 7:10 - New American Standard Bible

But to the married I give instructions, not I, but the Lord, that the wife should not leave her husband

1 Corinthians 7:10 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

A los casados instruyo, no yo, sino el Señor: que la mujer no debe dejar al (separarse del) marido.

1 Corinthians 7:10 - World English Bible

But to the married I command -- not I, but the Lord -- that the wife not leave her husband

1 Corinthians 7:10 - Young's Living Translation

and to the married I announce -- not I, but the Lord -- let not a wife separate from a husband:

1 Corinthians 7:10 - Additional Comments

This is a command from God - do not leave your husband. The only exceptions allowed are for abuse and infidelity (Matthew 19:3-9). Even in those cases, God prefers you work it out, i.e. the optimal path, the preferred path, is to work it out. We have known marriages with abuse, and marriages with infidelity, where there was repentance, and the relationship was healed and restored. If there is no repentance, and there is continued abuse or infidelity, the marriage cannot continue.
But, God wants those in troubled marriages to work it out. That is what God wants. He will bless any efforts to work it out.
Are there any marriages (not including continued abuse or infidelity) that cannot work? It takes humility on both sides. With effort, it can work, otherwise God would not expect it.

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