1 Corinthians 7:4
King James Version
Translation: KJV
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2Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.Select 1 Corinthians 7:2
3Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband.Select 1 Corinthians 7:3
4The 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.Select 1 Corinthians 7:4
5Defraud 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.Select 1 Corinthians 7:5
6But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment.Select 1 Corinthians 7:6
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WEB
7:4 The wife doesn’t have authority over her own body, but the husband. Likewise also the husband doesn’t have authority over his own body, but the wife.
ASV
7:4 The wife hath not power over her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power over his own body, but the wife.
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