1 Corinthians 7:3

“Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband.”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations for 1 Corinthians 7:3

Let the husband render vnto the wife due beneuolence: and likewise also the wife vnto the husband.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

The husband must fulfill his duty to his wife, and likewise also the wife to her husband.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

Let the husband render unto the wife her due: and likewise also the wife unto the husband.
- American Standard Version (1901)

Let the husband give to the wife what is right; and let the wife do the same to the husband.
- Basic English Bible

The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband.
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

Let the husband render her due to the wife, and in like manner the wife to the husband.
- Darby Bible

Let the husband render the debt to his wife, and the wife also in like manner to the husband.
- Douay-Rheims Bible

Let the husband render unto the wife her due: and likewise also the wife unto the husband.
- English Revised Version

Let the husband render to his wife the affection owed her, and likewise also the wife to her husband.
- World English Bible

Bible Commentary for 1 Corinthians 7:3

Wesley's Notes for 1 Corinthians 7:3


7:3 Let not married persons fancy that there is any perfection in living with each other, as if they were unmarried. The debt - This ancient reading seems far more natural than the common one.



People's Bible Notes for 1 Corinthians 7:3


1Co 7:3 Let the husband render unto the wife, etc. Marriage is a state of mutual obligations. Each must yield to the other what those obligations require.

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