1 Corinthians 7:2
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.
In context
1 Now for the matters you wrote about: It is good to abstain from sexual relations.
2 But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.
3 The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband.
4 The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife.
1 Corinthians 7:2 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.
- KJV King James Version
- Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.
- WEB World English Bible
- But, because of sexual immoralities, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.
- ASV American Standard Version
- But, because of fornications, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- and because of the whoredom let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her proper husband;
- DBY Darby Translation
- but on account of fornications, let each have his own wife, and each [woman] have her own husband.
- WBS Webster Bible
- Nevertheless, to avoid lewdness, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.