1 Corinthians 7:3

“Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband.”

"Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband." - 1 Corinthians 7:3
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What does 1 Corinthians 7:3 mean?

The verse 1 Corinthians 7:3 in the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible reads, "Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband." This verse comes from the first letter of Paul to the Corinthians and is part of a passage in…

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Mutual Benevolence: The Divine Dance of Marriage

1 Corinthians 7:3 states, "Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband." This verse, while concise, is packed with profound meaning and serves as a cornerstone for understanding the sanctity of marriage within the Christian…

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A Prayer for Mutual Love and Respect in Marriage

Heavenly Father, We come before You today with hearts full of humility and gratitude, seeking Your divine guidance and wisdom in the sacred institution of marriage. Your Word reminds us in 1 Corinthians 7:3, "Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise…

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1 Corinthians 7:3 - "Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband."
1 Corinthians 7:3-5 - "The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband. The wife does not have authority over her own body but yields it to her husband. In the same way, the husband does not have authority over his own body but yields it to his wife. 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."
"The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband. The wife does not have authority over her own body but yields it to her husband. In the same way, the husband does not have authority over his own body but yields it to his wife. 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." - 1 Corinthians 7:3-5
1 Corinthians 3:7 - "So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase."
1 Corinthians 3:6-7 - "I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase. So then neither is he that planteth anything, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase."
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1 Corinthians 3:7 So then neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase.
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1 corinthians 3:16-17
1 Corinthians 3:7 So then neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase.
2 Corinthians 7:3 - "I speak not this to condemn you: for I have said before, that ye are in our hearts to die and live with you."
1 Corinthians 3:16
1 Corinthians 3:16
1 Corinthians 3:16
1 Corinthians 7:6 - "But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment."
1 Corinthians 13:4-7
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1 Corinthians 13:4-7
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"So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase." - 1 Corinthians 3:7
1 Corinthians 3:23 - "And ye are Christ's; and Christ is God's."
1 Corinthians 15:7 - "After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles."
1 Corinthians 7:23 - "Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men."
1 Corinthians 12:3-13
2 Corinthians 1:3-4
1 Corinthians 7:19 - "Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God."
1 Corinthians 7:31 - "And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away."
1 Corinthians 10:3 - "And did all eat the same spiritual meat;"
1 Corinthians 3:20 - "And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain."