| vv. 10–11 | Don’t separate, but if you do, seek reconciliation. |
| vv. 12–13 | If the unbelieving spouse consents to stay, do not seek divorce. |
| v. 15 | If the unbelieving spouse separates (i.e., leaves the marriage), the believer is not bound (i.e., is free to remarry). |
| v. 39 | If a spouse dies, the one who lives is free to remarry, but only to marry another believer (cf.Rom. 7:1–4). |