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1 And of what ye wrote to me: good for a man not to touch a woman. 2 And, on account of fornication, let each have his own wife, and let each have her own husband. 3 Let the husband return to the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife to the husband. 4 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. 5 Deprive ye not one another, except somewhat of an agreement for a time, that ye might have leisure for fasting and prayer; and again upon the same ye might come together, lest Satan tempt you for your want of self command. 6 And this I say according to indulgence, not according to order. 7 For I will all men to be as also myself. But each has his own favor of God, the one truly thus, and the other thus. 8 And I say to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they remain also as I. 9 And if they have not self command, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to be set on fire. 1 Corinthians 7:1-9, Smith's Literal Translation. Public domain.
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