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1 Corinthians 7:2

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Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: [It is] good for a man not to touch a woman.	Nevertheless, [to avoid] fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.	Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Nevertheless^{G1223 G1161}, to avoid fornication^G4202, let^G2192 every man^G1538 have^G2192 his own^G1438 wife^G1135, and^G2532 let^G2192 every woman^G1538 have^G2192 her own^G2398 husband^G435.

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Original Greek

διὰ δὲ τὰς πορνείας ἕκαστος τὴν ἑαυτοῦ γυναῖκα ἐχέτω, καὶ ἑκάστη τὸν ἴδιον ἄνδρα ἐχέτω.

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
διὰ	dia	G1223	PREP	Nevertheless
δὲ	de	G1161	CONJ
τὰς	tas	G3588	T-APF	*
πορνείας	porneias	G4202	N-APF	fornication
ἕκαστος	hekastos	G1538	A-NSM	every man
τὴν	tēn	G3588	T-ASF	*
ἑαυτοῦ	heautou	G1438	F-3GSM	his own
γυναῖκα	gunaika	G1135	N-ASF	wife
ἐχέτω,	echetō	G2192	V-PAM-3S	let have
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
ἑκάστη	hekastē	G1538	A-NSF	every woman
τὸν	ton	G3588	T-ASM	*
ἴδιον	idion	G2398	A-ASM	her own
ἄνδρα	andra	G435	N-ASM	husband
ἐχέτω.	echetō	G2192	V-PAM-3S	let have

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G435 — ἀνήρ (anḗr, an'-ayr): a male human being, a man — a primary word (compare ἄνθρωπος); a man (properly as an individual male):--fellow, husband, man, sir.
• G1135 — γυνή (gynḗ, goo-nay'): a woman, wife, my lady — probably from the base of γίνομαι; a woman; specially, a wife:--wife, woman.
• G1161 — δέ (dé, deh): but, on the other hand, and — a primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.:--also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
• G1223 — διά (diá, dee-ah'): through, on account of — a primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional):--after, always, among, at, to avoid, because of (that), briefly, by, for (cause) … fore, from, in, by occasion of, of, by reason of, for sake, that, thereby, therefore, X though, through(-out), to, wherefore, with (-in). In composition it retains the same general importance.
• G1438 — ἑαυτοῦ (heautoû, heh-ow-too'): himself, herself, itself — from a reflexive pronoun otherwise obsolete and the genitive case (dative case or accusative case) of αὐτός; him- (her-, it-, them-, also (in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other persons) my-, thy-, our-, your-) self (selves), etc.:--alone, her (own, -self), (he) himself, his (own), itself, one (to) another, our (thine) own(-selves), + that she had, their (own, own selves), (of) them(-selves), they, thyself, you, your (own, own conceits, own selves, -selves).
• G1538 — ἕκαστος (hékastos, hek'-as-tos): each, every one — as if a superlative of (afar); each or every:--any, both, each (one), every (man, one, woman), particularly.
• G2192 — ἔχω (échō, ekh'-o): I have, hold, possess — a primary verb; to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or condition):--be (able, X hold, possessed with), accompany, + begin to amend, can(+ -not), X conceive, count, diseased, do + eat, + enjoy, + fear, following, have, hold, keep, + lack, + go to law, lie, + must needs, + of necessity, + need, next, + recover, + reign, + rest, + return, X sick, take for, + tremble, + uncircumcised, use.
• G2398 — ἴδιος (ídios, id'-ee-os): one's own, private, personal — of uncertain affinity; pertaining to self, i.e. one's own; by implication, private or separate:--X his acquaintance, when they were alone, apart, aside, due, his (own, proper, several), home, (her, our, thine, your) own (business), private(-ly), proper, severally, their (own).
• G2532 — καί (kaí, kahee): and, even, also, namely — apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
• G4202 — πορνεία (porneía, por-ni'-ah): fornication, idolatry — from πορνεύω; harlotry (including adultery and incest); figuratively, idolatry:--fornication.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• let — Proverbs 18:22, Proverbs 19:14, Malachi 2:14, Ephesians 5:28, Ephesians 5:33
• to avoid — Proverbs 5:18-19, 1 Corinthians 6:18, 1 Corinthians 7:9, 1 Timothy 4:3

Reciprocal references (16): Genesis 2:24, Genesis 26:34, Judges 21:14, Judges 21:22, Proverbs 5:15, Malachi 2:15, Matthew 19:5, Matthew 19:10, Matthew 19:11, Luke 20:34, Acts 15:20, 1 Corinthians 7:35, 1 Corinthians 7:38, 1 Thessalonians 4:3, Hebrews 13:4, Revelation 2:14

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: CHASTITY-IMPURITY
• Torrey’s: HUSBANDS, MARRIAGE
• Nave’s: CELIBACY, CHASTITY, CONTINENCE, MARRIAGE, STOICISM, WIFE

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