1 Corinthians 7:10

And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:

Cross-reference

In 7:12, Paul extends the principle of non-divorce to mixed marriages, expanding on the Lord's command in 7:10.

In 1 Corinthians 7:15, Paul provides an exception: if an unbelieving spouse leaves, the believer is not bound — clarifying the command in 7:10.

1 Corinthians 7:39 reinforces lifelong marriage bond until death — the same principle behind Paul's command against separation.

In Malachi 2:14-16, God declares He hates divorce — reinforcing the same divine command against marital separation that Paul quotes.

In Matthew 5:32, Jesus teaches that divorce leads to adultery except for sexual immorality — the same Lord's command Paul references here.

In Matthew 19:6-9, Jesus declares marriage indissoluble and permits divorce only for sexual immorality — directly echoing the command Paul invokes.

Mark 10:11 Citation

In Mark 10:11, Jesus states that divorcing and remarrying is adultery — the very command Paul cites as from the Lord.

Mark 10:12 Citation

In Mark 10:12, Jesus specifies that a wife who divorces and remarries commits adultery — reinforcing the same prohibition Paul references.

Luke 16:18 Citation

In Luke 16:18, Jesus teaches that divorce and remarriage is adultery — the same Lord's command Paul quotes here.

In Genesis 2:24, the one-flesh union establishes marriage as indissoluble — the foundation for Jesus' command against divorce that Paul invokes.

Matthew 19:9 records Jesus' divorce exception for sexual immorality — the dominical command Paul cites here.