1 Corinthians 7:5

New American Bible - revised edition

Do not deprive each other, except perhaps by mutual consent for a time, to be free for prayer, but then return to one another, so that Satan may not tempt you through your lack of self-control.

Cross References

Exodus 19:15

He said to the people, “Be ready for the third day. Do not approach a woman.” The Great Theophany.

Exodus 21:10

If he takes another wife, he shall not withhold her food, her clothing, or her conjugal rights.

Joel 2:16

Gather the people, sanctify the congregation; Assemble the elderly; gather the children, even infants nursing at the breast; Let the bridegroom leave his room, and the bride her bridal tent.

Zechariah 7:3

and to ask the priests of the house of the Lord of hosts, and the prophets, “Must I weep and abstain in the fifth month as I have been doing these many years?”

Matthew 17:21

] The Second Prediction of the Passion.

Matthew 19:11

He answered, “Not all can accept [this] word, but only those to whom that is granted.

Matthew 4:10

At this, Jesus said to him, “Get away, Satan! It is written: ‘The Lord, your God, shall you worship and him alone shall you serve.’”

1 Corinthians 7:4

A wife does not have authority over her own body, but rather her husband, and similarly a husband does not have authority over his own body, but rather his wife.

1 Thessalonians 3:5

For this reason, when I too could bear it no longer, I sent to learn about your faith, for fear that somehow the tempter had put you to the test and our toil might come to nothing.