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1 Corinthians 7:4 KJV
1 Corinthians · chapter 7 · verse 4 · King James Version
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 7:4 · King James Version
1 Corinthians 7:4 in context
2Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.
3Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband.
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.
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.
6But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment.
Key words (Strong's)
- likewisehomoiōslikewise, equally, in the same wayG3668 →
- husbandanērwith reference to sex, of a male, of a husband, of a betrothed or future husband, with…G435 →
- powerexousiazōto have power or authority, use power, to be master of any one, exercise authority over…G1850 →
- wifegynēa woman of any age, whether a virgin, or married, or a widow, a wife, of a betrothed womanG1135 →
- bodysōmathe body both of men or animals, a dead body or corpse, the living body, of animals, the…G4983 →
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