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.”

Exodus 21:10

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

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.

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?”

Matthew 17:21

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

Matthew 19:11

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

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.’ ”

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.

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.