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The wife doesn’t have authority over her own body, but the husband does. Likewise also the husband doesn’t have authority over his own body, but the wife does.

1 Corinthians 7:4 · WEB

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ગુજરાતીકરિંથીઓને પહેલો પત્ર ૭:૪
પત્નીને પોતાના શરીર પર અધિકાર નથી, પણ પતિને છે; તેમ જ પતિને પોતાના શરીર પર અધિકાર નથી, પણ પત્નીને છે.
हिन्दी1 कुरिन्थियों ७:४
पत्नी को अपनी देह पर अधिकार नहीं पर उसके पति का अधिकार है; वैसे ही पति को भी अपनी देह पर अधिकार नहीं, परन्तु पत्नी को।

In context

2But, because of sexual immoralities, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.

3Let the husband give his wife the affection owed her, and likewise also the wife her husband.

4The wife doesn’t have authority over her own body, but the husband does. Likewise also the husband doesn’t have authority over his own body, but the wife does.

5Don’t deprive one another, unless it is by consent for a season, that you may give yourselves to fasting and prayer, and may be together again, that Satan doesn’t tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

6But this I say by way of concession, not of commandment.

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