1 Corinthians 7:3

Let the husband give to the wife that which is due, and likewise the wife also to the husband.

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

In The King James Version

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

In Context

2but on account of fornication, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.

4The wife has not the authority over her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband has not the authority over his own body, but the wife.

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Cross References

1 Peter 3:7Likewise, ye husbands, dwelling with the wife according to knowledge, as the weaker vessel, extending to them honor, as indeed the equal heirs of the grace of life; that your prayers should not be hindered.

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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