1 Corinthians 7:5

1 Corinthians 7:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Do not deprive each other except perhaps 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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Do not deprive one another, except perhaps by agreement for a limited time, that you may devote yourselves to prayer; but then come together again, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Do not deprive one another except with consent for a time, that you may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again so that Satan does not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

Context of 1 Corinthians 7:5

3The husband must fulfill his duty to his wife, and likewise also the wife to her husband. 4The 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. Stop depriving one another, except by agreement for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer, and come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control. 6But this I say by way of concession, not of command. 7Yet I wish that all men were even as I myself am. However, each man has his own gift from God, one in this manner, and another in that.

1 Corinthians 7:5 word by word

μὴ ἀποστερεῖτε ἀλλήλους εἰ μήτι ἂν ἐκ συμφώνου πρὸς καιρόν, ἵνα σχολάσητε τῇ προσευχῇ καὶ πάλιν ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸ ἦτε, ἵνα μὴ πειράζῃ ὑμᾶς ὁ σατανᾶς διὰ τὴν ἀκρασίαν ὑμῶν.Read the interlinear

• Stopμήmē · notG3361
• deprivingἀποστερέωapostereō · to defraudG650
• oneἀλλήλωνallēlōn · one anotherG240
• exceptεἰ μή τιei mē ti · except whatG1509
• by agreementσύμφωνοςsumphōnos · mutual consentG4859
• for a timeκαιρόςkairos · time/right timeG2540
• soἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• that you may devoteσχολάζωscholazō · be devoted/emptyG4980
• to prayerπροσευχήproseuchē · prayerG4335
• comeεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• togetherἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• togetherὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• togetherαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• againπάλινpalin · againG3825
• SatanΣατανᾶςSatanas · SatanG4567
• will not temptπειράζωpeirazō · to test/tempt: temptG3985
• you becauseδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• of your lackἀκρασίαakrasia · self-indulgenceG192

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 7:5

• Exodus 19:15He said to the people, “Be ready for the third day; do not go near a woman.”
• 1 Samuel 21:4The priest answered David and said, “There is no ordinary bread on hand, but there is consecrated bread; if only the young men have kept themselves from women.”
• Joel 2:16Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, Assemble the elders, Gather the children and the nursing infants. Let the bridegroom come out of his room And the bride out of her bridal chamber.
• Zechariah 7:3speaking to the priests who belong to the house of the Lord of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, “Shall I weep in the fifth month and abstain, as I have done these many years?”
• Zechariah 12:12The land will mourn, every family by itself; the family of the house of David by itself and their wives by themselves; the family of the house of Nathan by itself and their wives by themselves;
• Matthew 19:11But He said to them, “Not all men can accept this statement, but only those to whom it has been given.
• 1 Thessalonians 3:5For this reason, when I could endure it no longer, I also sent to find out about your faith, for fear that the tempter might have tempted you, and our labor would be in vain.

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 7:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Defraud ye not one the other - What ye owe thus to each other never refuse paying, unless by mutual consent; and let that be only for a certain time, when prudence dictates the temporary separation, or when some extraordinary spiritual occasion may render it mutually agreeable, in order that ye may fast and pray, and derive the greatest possible benefit from these duties by being enabled to wait on the Lord without distraction. That Satan tempt you not…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Defraud ye not … - Of the right mentioned above. Withdraw not from the society of each other. Except it be with consent - With a mutual understanding, that you may engage in the extraordinary duties of religion; compare Exodus 19:15. And come together again … - Even by mutual consent, the apostle would not have this separation to be perpetual, since it would expose them to many of the evils which the marriage relation was designed to avoid. That Satan ……Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-40Paul often says that true Christians, as servants of Christ, belong completely to Christ for his service. Because of this, he suggests Christians stay single. However, he admits that getting married is not a sin.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. Defraud ... not--namely, of the conjugal duty "due" (1Co 7:3; compare the Septuagint, Ex 21:10). except it be--"unless perchance" [Alford]. give yourselves to--literally, "be at leisure for"; be free from interruptions for; namely, on some special "season," as the Greek for "time" means (compare Ex 19:15; Joe 2:16; Zec 7:3). fasting and prayer--The oldest manuscripts omit "fasting and"; an interpolation, evidently, of ascetics. come together--The…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 7:5

• Continence
• Fasting
• Husband
• Marriage
• Satan
• Stoicism
• Temptation
• Wife

In the dictionaries

• Satan
• Satan, devil, evil one
• Abuse
• Attend
• Consent
• Contain
• Distraction
• Loose
• Mercy
• Revelation of Christ

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings