Then, to the rest
I say (not [a saying of] the Lord):
if any brother has a wife, who does not believe
and she consents to keep on living with him,
he should not divorce her.
Likewise
if any woman has a husband, who does not believe,
and he consents to stay with her,
she should not divorce him.
For the unbelieving husband
is made holy through (his) wife
and the unbelieving wife
through the brother
For otherwise
your children are unclean,
but they are holy.
For if the unbeliever separates themself, let the separation occur
The brother or the sister
are not bound
in these cases.
For God has called us
to peace.
For how far do you know
wife,
whether you will save your husband?
Or how can you know husband,
whether you will save your wife?
Eternal Light, shine into our hearts;
Eternal Goodness, deliver us from evil;
Eternal Power, be our support;
Eternal Wisdom, scatter the darkness of our ignorance:
That we may seek your face
with all our heart and mind and soul and strength. Amen.
Alcuin