New Testament · VERSE 4

1 Corinthians 7:4

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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.

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1 Corinthians 7:2

Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.

1 Corinthians 7:3

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

1 Corinthians 7:4SELECTED VERSE

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.

1 Corinthians 7:5

Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency.

1 Corinthians 7:6

But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment.

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