1 Corinthians 7:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
1 Corinthians 7:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Corinthians 7:4 in 6 Bible Translations
Read 1 Corinthians 7:4 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
1 Corinthians 7:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The wife doesn’t have authority over her own body, but the husband does. Likewise also the husband doesn’t have authority over his own body, but the wife does.”
1 Corinthians 7:4 — World English Bible
1 Corinthians 7:4 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. ”
1 Corinthians 7:4 — American Standard Version
1 Corinthians 7:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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.”
1 Corinthians 7:4 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Corinthians 7:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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. ”
1 Corinthians 7:4 — Darby Translation
1 Corinthians 7:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The wife hath not the power of her owne bodie, but ye husband: and likewise also the husband hath not ye power of his own body, but the wife.”
1 Corinthians 7:4 — Geneva Bible
1 Corinthians 7:4 in Context — 1 Corinthians 7
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.
5 Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency.
6 But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment.
What Does 1 Corinthians 7:4 Mean?
1 Corinthians 7:4 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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