1 Corinthians 7

King James Version (KJV)

1 Ref Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.

2 Ref Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.

3 Ref Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

1 Ref And concerning the things of which ye wrote to me: good `it is' for a man not to touch a woman,

2 Ref and because of the whoredom let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her proper husband;

3 Ref to the wife let the husband the due benevolence render, and in like manner also the wife to the husband;

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

1 Ref Now, as to the things in your letter to me: It is good for a man to have nothing to do with a woman.

2 Ref But because of the desires of the flesh, let every man have his wife, and every woman her husband.

3 Ref Let the husband give to the wife what is right; and let the wife do the same to the husband.

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