New English Translation
1 Corinthians 7:5
5Do not deprive each other, except by mutual agreement for a specified time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then resume your relationship, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.
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
3A husband should give to his wife her sexual rights, and likewise a wife to her husband. 4It is not the wife who has the rights to her own body, but the husband. In the same way, it is not the husband who has the rights to his own body, but the wife. Do not deprive each other, except by mutual agreement for a specified time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then resume your relationship, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control. 6I say this as a concession, not as a command. 7I wish that everyone was as I am. But each has his own gift from God, one this way, another that.
Read all of 1 Corinthians 71 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
Words taken from the KJV.
- Defraud yeἀποστερέωapostereō · to defraudG650
- notμήmē · notG3361
- one the otherἀλλήλωνallēlōn · one anotherG240
- exceptεἰei · if: notG1487
- ·τιςtis · oneG5100
- ·ἄνan · ifG302
- withἐκek ex · out fromG1537
- consentσύμφωνοςsumphōnos · mutual consentG4859
- forπρόςpros · to/withG4314
- a timeκαιρόςkairos · time/right timeG2540
- thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
- ye may give yourselvesσχολάζωscholazō · be devoted/emptyG4980
- to fastingὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- to fastingνηστείαnēsteia · fastingG3521
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- prayerπροσευχήproseuchē · prayerG4335
- come togetherσυνέρχομαιsunerchomai · to assembleG4905
- againπάλινpalin · againG3825
- ·ἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
- ·αὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- SatanΣατανᾶςSatanas · SatanG4567
- temptπειράζωpeirazō · to test/tempt: temptG3985
- youσύsu · youG4771
- forδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
- incontinencyἀκρασίαakrasia · 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 your wives.”
- 1 Samuel 21:4The priest replied to David, “I don’t have any ordinary bread at my disposal. Only holy bread is available, and then only if your soldiers have abstained from sexual relations with women.”
- Joel 2:16Gather the people; sanctify an assembly! Gather the elders; gather the children and the nursing infants. Let the bridegroom come out from his bedroom and the bride from her private quarters.
- Zechariah 7:3by asking both the priests of the temple of the Lord who rules over all and the prophets, “Should we weep in the fifth month, fasting as we have done over the years?”
- Zechariah 12:12The land will mourn, clan by clan – the clan of the royal household of David by itself and their wives by themselves; the clan of the family of Nathan by itself and their wives by themselves;
- Matthew 19:11He said to them, “Not everyone can accept this statement, except those to whom it has been given.
- 1 Thessalonians 3:5So when I could bear it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith, for fear that the tempter somehow tempted you and our toil had proven useless.
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
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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
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