1st Corinthians Chapter 7 verse 4 Holy Bible

ASV 1stCorinthians 7:4

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.
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BBE 1stCorinthians 7:4

The wife has not power over her body, but the husband; and in the same way the husband has not power over his body, but the wife.
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DARBY 1stCorinthians 7:4

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.
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KJV 1stCorinthians 7:4

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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WBT 1stCorinthians 7:4


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WEB 1stCorinthians 7:4

The wife doesn't have authority over her own body, but the husband. Likewise also the husband doesn't have authority over his own body, but the wife.
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YLT 1stCorinthians 7:4

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.
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 4. - The wife hath not power, Marriage is not a capricious union, but a holy bond. "They two" become "one flesh."

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(4) Of her own body.--Bengel notices that these words, "She has not power of her own body," form an elegant paradox, bringing out the equal rights of both.