1 Corinthians 7:4

1 Corinthians chapter 7 · verse 4 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

The wife hath not power over her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power over his own body, but the wife.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

The wife hath not power over her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power over his own body, but the wife.

Context

v.3Let the husband render unto the wife her due: and likewise also the wife unto the husband.

v.4This passage

v.5Defraud ye not one the other, except it be by consent for a season, that ye may give yourselves unto prayer, and may be together again, that Satan tempt you not because of your incontinency.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Mark 10:11

    And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her:

  • Hosea 3:3

    and I said unto her, Thou shalt abide for me many days; thou shalt not play the harlot, and thou shalt not be any man’s wife: so will I also be toward thee.

  • Matthew 19:9

    And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and he that marrieth her when she is put away committeth adultery.