1 Corinthians 7:4
Modern Translations
New International Version
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.

New Living Translation
The wife gives authority over her body to her husband, and the husband gives authority over his body to his wife.

English Standard Version
For the wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does.

Berean Study Bible
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.

New American Standard Bible
The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does; and likewise the husband also does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does.

NASB 1995
The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does; and likewise also the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does.

NASB 1977
The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does; and likewise also the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does.

Amplified Bible
The wife does not have [exclusive] authority over her own body, but the husband shares with her; and likewise the husband does not have [exclusive] authority over his body, but the wife shares with him.

Christian Standard Bible
A wife does not have the right over her own body, but her husband does. In the same way, a husband does not have the right over his own body, but his wife does.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A wife does not have the right over her own body, but her husband does. In the same way, a husband does not have the right over his own body, but his wife does.

Contemporary English Version
A wife belongs to her husband instead of to herself, and a husband belongs to his wife instead of to himself.

Good News Translation
A wife is not the master of her own body, but her husband is; in the same way a husband is not the master of his own body, but his wife is.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
A wife doesn't have authority over her own body, but her husband does. In the same way, a husband doesn't have authority over his own body, but his wife does.

International Standard Version
A wife does not have authority over her own body, but her husband does. In the same way, a husband doesn't have authority over his own body, but his wife does.

NET Bible
It 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.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. And likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does.

King James 2000 Bible
The wife has not power over her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband has not power over his own body, but the wife.

New Heart English Bible
The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband. Likewise also the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife.

World English Bible
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.

American King James Version
The wife has not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband has not power of his own body, but the wife.

American Standard Version
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.

A Faithful Version
The wife does not have power over her own body, but the husband; and in the same way also, the husband does not have power over his own body, but the wife.

Darby Bible Translation
The wife has not authority over her own body, but the husband: in like manner also the husband has not authority over his own body, but the wife.

English Revised Version
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.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
The wife hath not the power of her owne bodie, but ye husband: & likewise also the husband hath not ye power of his own body, but the wife.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
The wyfe hath not the power of her owne body, but the husbande: And likewyse also the husbande hath not the power of his owne body, but the wife.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
The wife hath not power ouer hir awne body, but the hussbande: & likewyse the man hath not power ouer his awne body, but the wife.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
The wyfe hath not power over her awne body: but the husbande. And lykewyse the man hath not power over his awne body: but the wyfe.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
the wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband; and in like manner also, the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife.

Berean Literal Bible
The wife does not have authority over the own body, but the husband; and likewise also, the husband does not have authority over the own body, but the wife.

Young's Literal Translation
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.

Smith's Literal Translation
The wife of her own body has not power, but the husband: and likewise also the husband of his own body has not power, but the wife.

Literal Emphasis Translation
The wife does not exercise authority over her own body but rather the husband and likewise the husband does not exercise authority over his own body, but rather the wife.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband. And in like manner the husband also hath not power of his own body, but the wife.

Catholic Public Domain Version
It is not the wife, but the husband, who has power over her body. But, similarly also, it is not the husband, but the wife, who has power over his body.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
A wife is not authorized over her body, but her husband is. In this way also a man is not authorized over his body, but his wife is.

Lamsa Bible
The wife has no authority over her own body, but her husband; and likewise also the husband has no authority over his own body, but his wife.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
The wife has not power over her own body, but the husband; likewise, also, the husband has not power over his own body, but the wife.

Godbey New Testament
The wife has not the authority over her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband has not the authority over his own body, but the wife.

Haweis New Testament
The wife hath not power over her own body, but the husband: in like manner also the husband has not power over his own body, but the wife.

Mace New Testament
the wife has not the right of her own person, but the husband: and so likewise the husband has not the right of his own person, but the wife.

Weymouth New Testament
A married woman is not mistress of her own person: her husband has certain rights. In the same way a married man is not master of his own person: his wife has certain rights.

Worrell New Testament
The wife has not authority over her own body, but the husband; and, in like manner also, the husband has not authority over his own body, but the wife.

Worsley New Testament
The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband; and in like manner also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife.
















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