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

(A)[a]Let the husband give unto the wife [b]due benevolence, and likewise also the wife unto the husband.

[c]The wife hath not the power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not the power of his own body, but the wife.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 7:3 Secondly, he showeth that the parties married, must with singular affection entirely love one the other.
  2. 1 Corinthians 7:3 This word (due) containeth all kind of benevolence, though he speak more of one sort than of the other, in that that followeth.
  3. 1 Corinthians 7:4 Thirdly, he warneth them that they are each in other’s power, as touching the body, so that they may not defraud one another.

But since sexual immorality is occurring, each man should have sexual relations with his own wife, and each woman with her own husband. The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife,(A) and likewise the wife to her husband. The wife does not have authority over her own body but yields it to her husband. In the same way, the husband does not have authority over his own body but yields it to his wife.

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