1 Corinthians 7:5

Bible in Basic English 1965

Do not keep back from one another what is right, but only for a short time, and by agreement, so that you may give yourselves to prayer, and come together again; so that Satan may not get the better of you through your loss of self-control.

Cross References

Exodus 19:15

And he said to the people, Be ready by the third day: do not come near a woman.

Exodus 21:10

And if he takes another woman, her food and clothing and her married rights are not to be less.

Joel 2:16

Get the people together, make the mass of the people holy, send for the old men, get together the children and babies at the breast: let the newly married man come out of his room and the bride from her tent.

Zechariah 7:3

And to say to the priests of the house of the Lord of armies and to the prophets, Am I to go on weeping in the fifth month, separating myself as I have done in past years?

Matthew 17:21

And while they were going about in Galilee, Jesus said to them, The Son of man will be given up into the hands of men;

Matthew 19:11

But he said to them, Not all men are able to take in this saying, but only those to whom it is given.

Matthew 4:10

Then said Jesus to him, Away, Satan: for it is in the Writings, Give worship to the Lord your God and be his servant only.

1 Corinthians 7:4

The wife has not power over her body, but the husband; and in the same way the husband has not power over his body, but the wife.

1 Thessalonians 3:5

For this reason, when I was no longer able to keep quiet, I sent to get news of your faith, fearing that you might be tested by the Evil One and that our work might come to nothing.