1 Corinthians 7:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.”

1 Corinthians 7:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Corinthians 7:2 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Corinthians 7:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“But, because of sexual immoralities, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.”

1 Corinthians 7:2 — World English Bible

1 Corinthians 7:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“But, because of fornications, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband. ”

1 Corinthians 7:2 — American Standard Version

1 Corinthians 7:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and because of the whoredom let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her proper husband;”

1 Corinthians 7:2 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Corinthians 7:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“but on account of fornications, let each have his own wife, and each [woman] have her own husband. ”

1 Corinthians 7:2 — Darby Translation

1 Corinthians 7:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Neuertheles, to auoide fornication, let euery man haue his wife, and let euery woman haue her owne husband.”

1 Corinthians 7:2 — Geneva Bible

1 Corinthians 7:2 in Context — 1 Corinthians 7

1 Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.

2 Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.

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

4 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.

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What Does 1 Corinthians 7:2 Mean?

1 Corinthians 7:2 is a verse from the Book of 1 Corinthians, part of the New Testament. It appears in 1 Corinthians chapter 7. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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