1 Corinthians 7:4
The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband; and in like manner also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife.
1770 John Worsley NT
In The King James Version
In Context
3Let the husband render to the wife due benevolence; and in like manner also the wife to the husband.
Cross References
Matthew 19:9and I tell you, that whosoever putteth away his wife, except for whoredom, and marrieth another, committeth adultery; and he that marrieth her so put away 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 →