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1 Now to deal with the questions you wrote about: "Is it good for a man to keep away from women?"
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1 Now for the matters you wrote about: It is good for a man not to marry.
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2 Well, because of the danger of sexual immorality, let each man have his own wife and each woman her own husband.
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2 But since there is so much immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.
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3 The husband should give his wife what she is entitled to in the marriage relationship, and the wife should do the same for her husband.
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3 The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband.
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4 The wife is not in charge of her own body, but her husband is; likewise, the husband is not in charge of his own body, but his wife is.
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4 The wife's body does not belong to her alone but also to her husband. In the same way, the husband's body does not belong to him alone but also to his wife.
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5 Do not deprive each other, except for a limited time, by mutual agreement, and then only so as to have extra time for prayer; but afterwards, come together again. Otherwise, because of your lack of self-control, you may succumb to the Adversary's temptation.
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5 Do not deprive each other except by mutual consent and for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.
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6 I am giving you this as a suggestion, not as a command.
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6 I say this as a concession, not as a command.
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