If he takes another wife to himself, he shall not diminish the food, clothing, or marital rights of the first wife.
1 Corinthians 7:3 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 The husband should give to his wife what is due her and likewise the wife to her husband. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The husband should give to his wife her conjugal rights (goodwill, kindness, and what is due her as his wife), and likewise the wife to her husband. American Standard Version (1901) Let the husband render unto the wife her due: and likewise also the wife unto the husband. Common English Bible The husband should meet his wife’s sexual needs, and the wife should do the same for her husband. Catholic Public Domain Version A husband should fulfill his obligation to his wife, and a wife should also act similarly toward her husband. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Let the husband render the debt to his wife, and the wife also in like manner to the husband. |
If he takes another wife to himself, he shall not diminish the food, clothing, or marital rights of the first wife.
But because of cases of sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband.
For the wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does; likewise, the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does.
Husbands, in the same way, show consideration for your wives in your life together, paying honor to the woman—though the weaker vessel, they are joint heirs of the gracious gift of life—so that nothing may hinder your prayers.