Passage

1 Corinthians 7.1-5

Book: 1 Corinthians · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"1. Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. 2. But, because of fornications, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband. 3. Let the husband render unto the wife her due: and likewise also the wife unto the husband. 4. 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. 5. Defraud ye not one the other, except it be by consent for a season, that ye may give yourselves unto prayer, and may be together again, that Satan tempt you not because of your incontinency."

"6. But this I say by way of concession, not of commandment. 7. Yet I would that all men were even as I myself. Howbeit each man hath his own gift from God, one after this manner, and another after that." (1 Corinthians 7:1-7, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"1. Now concerning the things about which you wrote to me: it is good for a man not to touch a woman. 2. But, because of sexual immoralities, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband. 3. Let the husband give his wife the affection owed her, and likewise also the wife her husband. 4. The wife doesn’t have authority over her own body, but the husband. Likewise also the husband doesn’t have authority over his own body, but the wife. 5. Don’t deprive one another, unless it is by consent for a season, that you may give yourselves to fasting and prayer, and may be together again, that Satan doesn’t tempt you because of your lack of self-control."

"6. But this I say by way of concession, not of commandment. 7. Yet I wish that all men were like me. However each man has his own gift from God, one of this kind, and another of that kind." (1 Corinthians 7:1-7, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"1. Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. 2. Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband. 3. Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband. 4. 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. 5. 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."

"6. But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment. 7. For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that." (1 Corinthians 7:1-7, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"1. And concerning the things of which ye wrote to me: good [it is] for a man not to touch a woman, 2. and because of the whoredom let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her proper husband; 3. to the wife let the husband the due benevolence render, and in like manner also the wife to the husband; 4. the wife over her own body hath not authority, but the husband; and, in like manner also, the husband over his own body hath not authority, but the wife. 5. Defraud not one another, except by consent for a time, that ye may be free for fasting and prayer, and again may come together, that the Adversary may not tempt you because of your incontinence;"

"6. and this I say by way of concurrence, not of command, 7. for I wish all men to be even as I myself [am]; but each his own gift hath of God, one indeed thus, and one thus." (1 Corinthians 7:1-7, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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