Is sanctified in the wife (ηγιαστα εν τη γυναικ). Perfect passive indicative of αγιαζω, to set apart, to hallow, to sanctify. Paul…

For the unbelieving husband. The husband who is not a Christian; who still remains a heathen, or an impenitent man. The apostle here state…

The unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife.—Any scruple a Christian might have felt about whether marriage to an unbeliever would b…

Paul now adds instructions beyond those given by the Lord Jesus— instructions having to do with mixed marriages, where one partner has, since marri…

For the unbelieving husband is sanctified. He addresses an objection that might cause anxiety for believers. The relationship of marriage …

For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife
That is, "by the believing wife"; as the Vulgate Latin and Syr…

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…