and I said unto her, Thou shalt abide for me many days; thou shalt not play the harlot, and thou shalt not be for another man: so will I also be for thee.
1 Corinthians 7:4 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition 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. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For the wife does not have [exclusive] authority and control over her own body, but the husband [has his rights]; likewise also the husband does not have [exclusive] authority and control over his body, but the wife [has her rights]. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible The wife doesn’t have authority over her own body, but the husband does. Likewise, the husband doesn’t have authority over his own body, but the wife does. Catholic Public Domain Version It is not the wife, but the husband, who has power over her body. But, similarly also, it is not the husband, but the wife, who has power over his body. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband. And in like manner the husband also hath not power of his own body, but the wife. |
and I said unto her, Thou shalt abide for me many days; thou shalt not play the harlot, and thou shalt not be for another man: so will I also be for thee.
And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.
Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband.
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.