To the rest I say– I, not the Lord– if a brother has a wife who is not a believer and she is happy to live with him, he should not divorce her.

我对其余的人说，不是主说，倘若某弟兄有不信的妻子，妻子也情愿和他同住，他就不要离弃妻子。

我对其余的人说—是我，不是主说—倘若某弟兄有不信的妻子，妻子也情愿和他一起生活，他就不可离弃妻子。

我对其余的人说—是我，不是主说—倘若某弟兄有不信的妻子，妻子也情愿和他一起生活，他就不可离弃妻子。

至于其他的人，主没有吩咐什么，但我要说，如果某弟兄的妻子不信主，但乐意和他同住，他就不应离弃妻子。

我要对其余的人说（是我说的，不是主说的），倘若某弟兄有不信的妻子，而她也情愿和他住在一起，他就不要离弃她。

对其余的人，我说——不是主说：如果某个弟兄有不信的妻子，而妻子情愿与他一起生活，他就不可离弃妻子；

我對其餘的人說（不是主說）：倘若某弟兄有不信的妻子，妻子也情願和他同住，他就不要離棄妻子。

我對其餘的人說－是我，不是主說－倘若某弟兄有不信的妻子，妻子也情願和他一起生活，他就不可離棄妻子。

我對其餘的人說－是我，不是主說－倘若某弟兄有不信的妻子，妻子也情願和他一起生活，他就不可離棄妻子。

至於其他的人，主沒有吩咐什麼，但我要說，如果某弟兄的妻子不信主，但樂意和他同住，他就不應離棄妻子。

我要對其餘的人說（是我說的，不是主說的），倘若某弟兄有不信的妻子，而她也情願和他住在一起，他就不要離棄她。

對其餘的人呢、是我說，不是主說的：若有弟兄有不信主的妻子，而妻子又贊同和他同住，他就不要離棄妻子。

對其餘的人，我說——不是主說：如果某個弟兄有不信的妻子，而妻子情願與他一起生活，他就不可離棄妻子；

語其餘、我也、非主也、如兄弟有婦不信、彼喜同居則勿棄之、

更有說焉、非主命、第余言耳、如兄弟有婦不信主、彼喜同居、則勿去之、

論其餘之人、我言非主言、若兄弟有不信主之婦、婦願與之同居、則勿出之、

至於其他、予自言焉非主言也：如兄弟中有不信教理之妻、而其妻願意與之同居、則勿離之；

To the rest I say this( I, not the Lord): If any brother has a wife who is not a believer and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her.

I also have something to say to everyone else. It is from me, not a direct command from the Lord. Suppose a brother has a wife who is not a believer. If she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her.

To the rest I say( I, not the Lord) that if any brother has a wife who is an unbeliever, and she consents to live with him, he should not divorce her.

Now, I will speak to the rest of you, though I do not have a direct command from the Lord. If a fellow believer has a wife who is not a believer and she is willing to continue living with him, he must not leave her.

But I( not the Lord) say to the rest: If any brother has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her.

But to the rest I say, not the Lord, that if any brother has an unbelieving wife, and she consents to live with him, he must not divorce her.

But to the rest I, not the Lord, say: If any brother has a wife who does not believe, and she is willing to live with him, let him not divorce her.

But to the rest say I, not the Lord: If any brother hath an unbelieving wife, and she is content to dwell with him, let him not leave her.

But I( not the Lord) say to the rest: If any brother has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not leave her.

But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away.

But to the rest I— not the Lord— say, if any brother has an unbelieving wife, and she is content to live with him, let him not leave her.

What I am saying with this boastful confidence I do not say the way the Lord would. Instead it is, as it were, foolishness.

I say this as a concession, not as a command.

With regard to the question about people who have never married, I have no command from the Lord, but I give my opinion as one shown mercy by the Lord to be trustworthy.

Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, from the descendants of Elam, addressed Ezra:“ We have been unfaithful to our God by marrying foreign women from the local peoples. Nonetheless, there is still hope for Israel in this regard.Therefore let us enact a covenant with our God to send away all these women and their offspring, in keeping with your counsel, my lord, and that of those who respect the commandments of our God. And let it be done according to the law.

Now give praise to the LORD God of your fathers, and do his will. Separate yourselves from the local residents and from these foreign wives.”All the assembly replied in a loud voice:“ We will do just as you have said!However, the people are numerous and it is the rainy season. We are unable to stand here outside. Furthermore, this business cannot be resolved in a day or two, for we have sinned greatly in this matter.Let our leaders take steps on behalf of all the assembly. Let all those in our towns who have married foreign women come at an appointed time, and with them the elders of each town and its judges, until the hot anger of our God is turned away from us in this matter.”Only Jonathan son of Asahel and Jahzeiah son of Tikvah were against this, assisted by Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite.So the exiles proceeded accordingly. Ezra the priest separated out by name men who were leaders in their family groups. They sat down to consider this matter on the first day of the tenth month,and on the first day of the first month they finished considering all the men who had married foreign wives.It was determined that from the descendants of the priests, the following had taken foreign wives: from the descendants of Jeshua son of Jozadak, and his brothers: Maaseiah, Eliezer, Jarib, and Gedaliah.( They gave their word to send away their wives; their guilt offering was a ram from the flock for their guilt.)