1 Corinthians 7:3

Let the husband giue vnto the wife due beneuolence, and likewise also the wife vnto the husband.

Geneva Bible 1599

In The King James Version

Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband.

In Context

2Neuertheles, to auoide fornication, let euery man haue his wife, and let euery woman haue her owne husband.

4The wife hath not the power of her owne bodie, but ye husband: and likewise also the husband hath not ye power of his own body, but the wife.

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Cross References

1 Peter 3:7Likewise ye husbands, dwel with them as men of knowledge, giuing honour vnto the woman, as vnto the weaker vessell, euen as they which are heires together of the grace of life, that your prayers be not interrupted.

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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