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A Command from Jesus Himself
Paul emphasizes that this instruction is not his personal opinion but a direct command from the Lord Jesus Christ. Commentators explain that Paul is reiterating what Jesus taught during His earthly ministry, as recorded in the Gospels (e.g., Matthew 5:32, 19:9). This gives the prohibition against divorce the highest possible authority for believers.
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1 Corinthians
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Corinthians 7:10
18th Century
Theologian
And unto the married. This verse commences the second subject of inquiry: namely, whether it was proper, in the existing circumst…
AT Robertson
On 1 Corinthians 7:10
To the married (τοις γεγαμηκοσιν). Perfect active participle of γαμεω, old verb, to marry, and still married as the tense shows.
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Corinthians 7:10
19th Century
Bishop
And to the married . . .—The Apostle has concluded his instruction to the unmarried and widows, and in [Reference 1 Corinthians 7:…
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Expositor's Bible Commentary
On 1 Corinthians 7:10
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…
John Calvin
On 1 Corinthians 7:10
16th Century
Theologian
To the married I command. He now addresses another condition of marriage—its being an indissoluble tie. Accordingly, he condemns all those…
John Gill
On 1 Corinthians 7:10
17th Century
Pastor
And unto the married I command
To the unmarried and widows he spoke by permission, or only gave advice and counsel t…
Matthew Henry
On 1 Corinthians 7:10–16
17th Century
Minister
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…