The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does; and likewise the husband also does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does. [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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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 7:5 Or do not deprive
  2. 1 Corinthians 7:5 Lit be

The wife does not have authority over her own body but yields it to her husband. In the same way, the husband does not have authority over his own body but yields it to his wife. Do not deprive each other except perhaps by mutual consent and for a time,(A) so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan(B) will not tempt you(C) because of your lack of self-control.

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