1 Corinthians 7:16

knowest. App-132.

whether. if. App-118.

man. husband, as above. Here are the Figures of speech Antimetathesis and Apostrophe. App-6.

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For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? Or how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife?
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1 Corinthians 7:16