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1 Corinthians 7:4

For the wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does.

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1 Corinthians 7:4 — The New International Version (NIV)

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.

1 Corinthians 7:4 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

1 Corinthians 7:4 — New Living Translation (NLT)

The wife gives authority over her body to her husband, and the husband gives authority over his body to his wife.

1 Corinthians 7:4 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. And likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does.

1 Corinthians 7:4 — New Century Version (NCV)

The wife does not have full rights over her own body; her husband shares them. And the husband does not have full rights over his own body; his wife shares them.

1 Corinthians 7:4 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

1 Corinthians 7:4 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

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.

1 Corinthians 7:4 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

A wife doesn’t have authority over her own body, but her husband does. In the same way, a husband doesn’t have authority over his own body, but his wife does. 

1 Corinthians 7:4 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

A wife does not have the right over her own body, but her husband does. In the same way, a husband does not have the right over his own body, but his wife does.

1 Corinthians 7:4 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

For the wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does; likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does.

1 Corinthians 7:4 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

The wife does not have authority over her own body, but her husband does. And likewise also the husband does not have authority over his own body, but his wife does.

1 Corinthians 7:4 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

The wife’s body does not belong only to her. It also belongs to her husband. In the same way, the husband’s body does not belong only to him. It also belongs to his wife.

1 Corinthians 7:4 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

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


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