1 Corinthians 7:39 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.

Bound by the law. So 'Aleph (') G C. But A B Delta f omit "by the law."

Only in the Lord - let her marry only a Christian (2 Corinthians 6:14), and in the fear of the Lord.

1 Corinthians 7:39

39 The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.