1 Corinthians 7:5-9

⁵Do not deprive each other, except by mutual consent and for a time, so you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again, so that Satan will not tempt you through your lack of self-control.

⁶I say this as a concession, not as a command.

⁷I wish that all men were as I am. But each man has his own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that.

⁸Now to the unmarried and widows I say this: It is good for them to remain unmarried, as I am.

⁹But if they cannot control themselves, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.

— 1 Corinthians 7:5-9

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Illustration of 1 Corinthians 7:4-5

Illustration of 1 Corinthians 7:4-5 -- The wife's body does not belong to her alone but also to her husband. In the same way, the husband's body does not belong to him alone but also to his wife. Do not deprive each other except by mutual consent and for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

Cross References for 1 Corinthians 7:5-9

• 1 Timothy 5:14
• Matthew 19:11-12
• 1 Corinthians 7:2
• 1 Timothy 5:11
• 2 Corinthians 8:8
• Romans 12:6
• Exodus 19:15
• 1 Corinthians 7:25
• 1 Corinthians 9:5
• 1 Corinthians 7:32

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