1 Corinthians 7:3

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.

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.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband.
KJV
Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband.
WEB
Let the husband give his wife the affection owed her, and likewise also the wife her husband.
ASV
Let the husband render unto the wife her due: and likewise also the wife unto the husband.
DARBY
Let the husband render her due to the wife, and in like manner the wife to the husband.
BLB
Let the husband render the duty to the wife, and likewise also the wife to the husband.
ÅB
Mannen gjøre sin skyldighet mot hustruen, og likeså hustruen mot mannen;
OTB
Mannen skal oppfylle sine forpliktelser overfor sin kone, og likeledes kona overfor sin mann.
B1930
Mannen gjøre sin skyldighet mot hustruen, og likeså hustruen mot mannen;

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Cross references

  • 1 Peter 3:7

    Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.

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  • Exodus 21:10

    If he take him another wife; her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish.

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