Verse 3
1 Corinthians 7:3
Free Bible Version
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The husband should meet his wife's sexual needs, and the wife her husband's.
Original Language Text
greek
τῇ γυναικὶ ὁ ἀνὴρ τὴν ⸀ὀφειλὴν ἀποδιδότω, ὁμοίως δὲ καὶ ἡ γυνὴ τῷ ἀνδρί.
English Translation
The man should pay his debt to his wife, and likewise the woman to her husband.
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Chapter 7 Context
1
Now about what you wrote to me: “It's good not to marry.”
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However, because of the temptation to sexual immorality, it is better that each man have his own wif...
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The husband should meet his wife's sexual needs, and the wife her husband's.
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The wife's body doesn't just belong to her, but her husband; and similarly the husband's body doesn'...
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So don't deprive each other, except by mutual consent for a while—for example because you want to sp...
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I'm telling you this not as a command, but as a concession.
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However, I wish that everyone was like me, but each person has their own gift from God (Elohim)—one...
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To those who are not yet married, or who are widowed, I would say it is better if they remain like m...
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But if they lack self-control, then they should get married—for it is better to marry than burn with...
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10
These are my instructions to those who are married—in fact not from me but the Lord: The wife should...
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11
(or if she does, she should not remarry, or she should return to her husband); and the husband shoul...
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12
Now, to the rest of you (and this is me speaking, not the Lord), I would say, If a Christian man has...
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And if a Christian woman has a non-Christian husband, and he is willing to stay with her, she should...
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For a husband who is not a Christian, the marriage relationship is made holy by the Christian wife,...
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However, if the non-Christian spouse leaves, let them leave. In such cases the Christian man or woma...
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16
Wives, who knows? You may save your husband! Husbands, who knows? You may save your wife!
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Apart from such cases, each of you should remain in the situation that the Lord has placed you, and...
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18
Were you circumcised when you were converted? Don't become uncircumcised. Were you uncircumcised whe...
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19
Circumcision doesn't mean anything, and uncircumcision doesn't mean anything. Keeping the commandmen...
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20
If you were a slave when you were called, don't worry—though if you have an opportunity to become fr...
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21
If you were a slave when the Lord called you, you are now free, working for the Lord. In the same wa...
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22
A price has been paid for you, so don't become a slave to anyone.
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23
Brothers and sisters, remain in the position you were in when you were called, living with God (Eloh...
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Now about “people who are not married,” I don't have a specific instruction from the Lord, so let me...
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25
Are you already married? Don't try to get divorced. Are you unmarried? Don't look to get married.
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If you do get married, you haven't sinned. If an unmarried woman gets married, she hasn't sinned. Bu...
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I'm telling you, brothers and sisters, that time is short, and from now on for those who are married...
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and those who weep as if they did not weep, and those that celebrated as if they had not celebrated,...
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and those who are engaged with the world as if it is not fulfilling—for the present world order is p...
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I would prefer you to be free from such worries. A man who is not married pays attention to what is...
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But a man who is married pays attention to what is important in this world, and how he can please hi...
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As a result his loyalties are divided. Similarly an unmarried woman or girl pays attention to what i...
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I'm telling you this for your benefit. I'm not trying to put a noose around your neck, but to show y...
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But if a man thinks he's behaving improperly with the woman he's engaged to, and if he thinks he wil...
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But if a man stays true to his principles, and there is no obligation to marry, and if he has the po...
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So the man who marries the woman he's engaged to does well, while the one who does not get married d...
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A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry an...
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But in my opinion she would be happier if she didn't remarry—and I think I too have the Spirit of Go...
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