1 Corinthians 7:5
King James Version
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.
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1 Corinthians 7:5
New American Standard Bible
5 [a](A)Stop depriving one another, except by agreement for a time so that you may devote yourselves to prayer, and [b]come together again so that (B)Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.
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- 1 Corinthians 7:5 Or do not deprive
- 1 Corinthians 7:5 Lit be
1 Corinthians 7:5
New English Translation
5 Do not deprive each other, except by mutual agreement for a specified time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer.[a] Then resume your relationship,[b] so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.
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- 1 Corinthians 7:5 tc Most later witnesses (א2 M sy) add “fasting and” (τῇ νηστείᾳ καί, tē nēsteia kai) before “prayer.” But such an addition is motivated by ascetic concerns; further, its lack in P11vid,46 א* A B C D F G P Ψ 33 1739 1881 2464 al latt co argues decisively against its authenticity.
- 1 Corinthians 7:5 tn Grk “and be together again.”
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