Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

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

New American Standard Bible

But because of immoralities, each man is to have his own wife, and each woman is to have her own husband.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

But because sexual immorality is so common, each man should have his own wife, and each woman should have her own husband.

International Standard Version

Because sexual immorality is so rampant, every man should have his own wife, and every woman should have her own husband.

A Conservative Version

But because of fornications, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.

American Standard Version

But, because of fornications, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.

Amplified

But because of [the temptation to participate in] sexual immorality, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.

An Understandable Version

But, because of so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband.

Anderson New Testament

But, to avoid lewd practices, let every man have his own wife, and every woman her own husband.

Common New Testament

But because of immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.

Daniel Mace New Testament

I answer, with regard to the licentious, it is best for a man, to have his wife; and for a woman to have her husband.

Darby Translation

but on account of fornications, let each have his own wife, and each woman have her own husband.

Godbey New Testament

but on account of fornication, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.

Goodspeed New Testament

But there is so much immorality that every man had better have a wife of his own, and every woman a husband of her own.

John Wesley New Testament

Yet, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife; and let every woman have her own husband.

Julia Smith Translation

And, on account of fornication, let each have his own wife, and let each have her own husband.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

But because of sexual immorality, let each man have his own wife and let each woman have her own husband.

Modern King James verseion

But, because of the fornications, let each have his own wife, and let each have her own husband.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

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

Moffatt New Testament

but there is so much immorality that every man had better have a wife of his own and every woman a husband of her own.

Montgomery New Testament

but because there is so much immorality let each man have his own wife; and let each women have her own husband.

NET Bible

But because of immoralities, each man should have relations with his own wife and each woman with her own husband.

New Heart English Bible

But, because of sexual immoralities, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.

Noyes New Testament

but on account of the commonness of fornication, let every man have his own wife, and every woman her own husband.

Sawyer New Testament

but on account of fornications, let each man have his wife, and each woman have her husband.

The Emphasized Bible

But, on account of fornications, let, each man, have, his own wife, and, each woman, have, her own husband:

Thomas Haweis New Testament

But because of the whoredoms, let every man have his own wife, and every wife her own husband.

Twentieth Century New Testament

But, owing to the prevalence of immorality, I advise every man to have his own wife, and every woman her husband.

Webster

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

Weymouth New Testament

But because there is so much fornication every man should have a wife of his own, and every woman should have a husband.

Williams New Testament

but because of so much sexual immorality every man should have a wife of his own, and every woman a husband of her own.

World English Bible

But, because of sexual immoralities, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.

Worrell New Testament

but, because of fornications, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.

Worsley New Testament

Nevertheless to prevent whoredoms, let every one have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

πορνεία 
Porneia 
Usage: 21

ἕκαστος 
hekastos 
Usage: 73

ἔχω 
Echo 
ἔχω 
Echo 
have, be, need , , vr have
have, be, need , , vr have
Usage: 479
Usage: 479

ἑαυτοῦ 
heautou 
Usage: 249

γυνή 
Gune 
Usage: 187

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

ἕκαστος 
hekastos 
Usage: 73

ἴδιος 
Idios 
Usage: 96

References

Easton

Fausets

Watsons

Context Readings

Concerning Christian Marriage

1 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 But because of the desires of the flesh, let every man have his wife, and every woman her husband. 3 Let the husband give to the wife what is right; and let the wife do the same to the husband.


Cross References

1 Corinthians 7:9

But if they have not self-control let them get married; for married life is better than the burning of desire.

Proverbs 5:18-19

Let blessing be on your fountain; have joy in the wife of your early years.

Proverbs 18:22

Whoever gets a wife gets a good thing, and has the approval of the Lord.

Proverbs 19:14

House and wealth are a heritage from fathers, but a wife with good sense is from the Lord.

Malachi 2:14

But you say, For what reason? Because the Lord has been a witness between you and the wife of your early years, to whom you have been untrue, though she is your friend and the wife to whom you have given your word.

1 Corinthians 6:18

Keep away from the desires of the flesh. Every sin which a man does is outside of the body; but he who goes after the desires of the flesh does evil to his body.

Ephesians 5:28

Even so it is right for husbands to have love for their wives as for their bodies. He who has love for his wife has love for himself:

Ephesians 5:33

But do you, everyone, have love for his wife, even as for himself; and let the wife see that she has respect for her husband.

1 Timothy 4:3

Who keep men from being married and from taking food which God made to be taken with praise by those who have faith and true knowledge.

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