The husband must fulfill his obligation to his wife, and likewise also the wife to her husband. The wife does not have authority over her own body, but her husband does. And likewise also the husband does not have authority over his own body, but his wife does. Do not defraud one another, except perhaps by agreement, for a time, in order that you may devote yourselves to prayer, and then you should be together[a] again, lest Satan tempt you because of your lack of self control.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 7:5 Literally “at the same”