ESV Reformation Study Bible – 1 Cor 7:39
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1 Cor 7:39

7:39 is bound. Marriage is a life commitment.

free to be married. A widow, no less than the others treated in this chapter, has the choice to remain unmarried or to marry. The only consideration is that if she marries again the new spouse must be a Christian.