But and if she depart (εαν δε κα χωρισθη). Third cla condition, undetermined. If, in spite of Christ's clear prohibition, she get …

But and if she depart. If she has withdrawn by a rash and foolish act; if she has attempted to dissolve the marriage vow, she is to remain…

But and if she depart.—Better, but if she has actually separated. These words, from “but” to “husband,” are a parenthesis…

Paul’s next major concern relates to Christians and divorce. What he states in v.10 “to the married” is by “command”—not his own, but the command o…

But if she depart—that this is not to be understood of those who have been put away for adultery is evident from the punishment that follo…

But and if she depart
This is said, not as allowing of such a departure, which only in case of fornication is lawful…

Husband and wife must not separate for any reason other than what Christ allows. Divorce, at that time, was very common among both Jews and Gentile…