Do not deprive(A) one another sexually—except when you agree for a time, to devote yourselves to[a] prayer. Then come together again; otherwise, Satan may tempt you because of your lack of self-control. I say the following[b] as a concession, not as a command. I wish that all people were just like me. But each has his own gift(B) from God, one person in this way and another in that way.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 7:5 Other mss add fasting and to
  2. 1 Corinthians 7:6 Lit say this; some interpret the word as referring to v. 2, vv. 2-5, v. 5 (wholly or in part), or v. 6

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