1 Corinthians 7:4

The 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.

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

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

5Do not defraud one another, unless it may be with consent for a time, that you may give attention to prayer, and again come together, in order that Satan may not tempt you on account of your incontinency.

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Cross References

Matthew 19:9But I say unto you, That whosoever may send away his wife, not for fornication, and may marry another, 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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