1 Corinthians 7:5

3 ^aLet the husband render to his wife the affection due her, and likewise also the wife to her husband.

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.

5 ^aDo 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 ^bSatan does not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

6 But I say this as a concession, ^anot as a commandment.

7 For ^aI wish that all men were even as I myself. But each one has his own gift from God, one in this manner and another in that.

8 But I say to the unmarried and to the widows: ^aIt is good for them if they remain even as I am;

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Definitions of words in 1 Corinthians 7:5:

Ado {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

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Because {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Come {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Consent {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

For {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Give {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Lack {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

One {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Prayer {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Prayer {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Self-control {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

So {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
So {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
So {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Time {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

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