1 Corinthians 7:5

New King James Version

Do not deprive one another except with consent for a time, that you may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again so that Satan does not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

Cross References

Exodus 19:15

And he said to the people, “Be ready for the third day; do not come near your wives.”

Joel 2:16

Gather the people, Sanctify the congregation, Assemble the elders, Gather the children and nursing babes; Let the bridegroom go out from his chamber, And the bride from her dressing room.

Matthew 19:11

But He said to them, “All cannot accept this saying, but only those to whom it has been given:

1 Thessalonians 3:5

For this reason, when I could no longer endure it, I sent to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter had tempted you, and our labor might be in vain.

Matthew 4:10

Then Jesus said to him, “Away with you, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.’ ”

Zechariah 7:3

and to ask the priests who were in the house of the Lord of hosts, and the prophets, saying, “Should I weep in the fifth month and fast as I have done for so many years?”

Exodus 21:10

If he takes another wife, he shall not diminish her food, her clothing, and her marriage rights.

1 Corinthians 7:4

The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. And likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does.

Matthew 17:21

However, this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.”