1 Corinthians 7:3

Principles of Marriage

1 Now concerning the things of which you wrote to me: ^aIt is good for a man not to touch a woman.

2 Nevertheless, because of sexual immorality, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.

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.

Verse Comparison: 1 Corinthians 7:3

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American Standard Version
Let the husband render unto the wife her due: and likewise also the wife unto the husband.

Amplified® Bible
The husband should give to his wife her conjugal rights (goodwill, kindness, and what is due her as his wife), and likewise the wife to her husband.

Contemporary English Version
Husbands and wives should be fair with each other about having sex.

Darby English Version
Let the husband render her due to the wife, and in like manner the wife to the husband.

Good News Bible
A man should fulfill his duty as a husband, and a woman should fulfill her duty as a wife, and each should satisfy the other's needs.

International Standard Version
A husband should fulfill his obligation to his wife, and a wife should do the same for her husband.

King James Version
Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband.

New American Standard Bible
The husband must fulfill his duty to his wife, and likewise also the wife to her husband.

New International Version
The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband.

New King James Version
Let the husband render to his wife the affection due her, and likewise also the wife to her husband.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The husband must fulfill his duty to his wife, and likewise also the wife to her husband.

Young's Literal Translation
to the wife let the husband the due benevolence render, and in like manner also the wife to the husband;

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