1 Corinthians 7:4

Easy To Read Version

The wife does not have power over her own body. Her husband has the power over her body. And the husband does not have power over his own body. His wife has the power over his body.

Cross References

Hosea 3:3

Then I told her, “You must stay at home with me for many days. You must not be like a prostitute. {\cf2\super [28]} You will not be with another man. And I will be your husband.”

Matthew 19:9

I tell you that any person that divorces his wife and marries another woman is guilty of the sin of adultery. {\cf2\super [263]} The only reason for a person to divorce and marry again is if his first wife had sexual relations with another man.”

1 Corinthians 7:3

The husband should give his wife all that she should have as his wife. And the wife should give her husband all that he should have as her husband.

1 Corinthians 7:5

Don’t refuse to give your bodies to each other. But you might both agree to stay away \{from sex\} for a time. You might do this so that you can give your time to prayer. Then come together again. This is so that Satan (the Devil) cannot tempt you in your weakness.