1 Corinthians 7:4

The wife has not the right of her private body, but the husband, and likewise also the husband has not the right of his private body, but the wife.

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In The King James Version

The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife.

In Context

3Let the husband render the goodwill owed to the wife, and likewise also the wife to the husband.

5Do not defraud each other except from agreement for a time, so that ye may have time for fasting and prayer. And come together again for the same thing, so that Satan not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

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Cross References

Matthew 19:9And I say to you, that whoever may divorce his wife, not for fornication, and will marry another, commits adultery. And he who married her who has been divorced commits adultery.

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 7:2-10

Against Fornication. ( a. d. 57.) 1 Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. 2 Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband. 3 Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband. 4 The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife. 5 Defraud ye not one the other, except… Read the whole commentary →

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