Verse Comparison: 1 Corinthians 7:4

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American Standard Version
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.

Amplified® Bible
For the wife does not have [exclusive] authority {and} control over her own body, but the husband [has his rights]; likewise also the husband does not have [exclusive] authority {and} control over his body, but the wife [has her rights].

Contemporary English Version
A wife belongs to her husband instead of to herself, and a husband belongs to his wife instead of to himself.

Darby English Version
The wife has not authority over her own body, but the husband: in like manner also the husband has not authority over his own body, but the wife.

Good News Bible
A wife is not the master of her own body, but her husband is; in the same way a husband is not the master of his own body, but his wife is.

International Standard Version
A wife does not have authority over her own body, but her husband does. In the same way, a husband doesn't have authority over his own body, but his wife does.

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband {does;} and likewise also the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife {does.}

New International Version
The wife's body does not belong to her alone but also to her husband. In the same way, the husband's body does not belong to him alone but also to his wife.

New King James Version
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.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does; and likewise also the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does.

Young's Literal Translation
the wife over her own body hath not authority, but the husband; and, in like manner also, the husband over his own body hath not authority, but the wife.


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