1 Corinthians 7:4

The wife, over her own body, hath not authority, but the husband, and, in like manner, the husband also, over his own body, hath not authority, but the wife.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

3Unto the wife, let the husband render what is her due, and, in like manner, the wife also, unto the husband,—

5Be not depriving one another—unless perhaps by consent for a season, that ye may have leisure for prayer, and, again, may be together,—lest Satan be tempting you by reason of your want of self-control.

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Cross References

Matthew 19:9And I say unto you—Whosoever shall divorce his wife, saving for unfaithfulness, and shall marry another, committeth 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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