1 Corinthians 7:4 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

the wife over her own body hath not authority, but the husband; and, in like manner also, the husband over his own body hath not authority, but the wife.

English ASV

The wife hath not power over her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power over his own body, but the wife.

English Amplified

For the wife does not have [exclusive] authority and control over her own body, but the husband [has his rights]; likewise also the husband does not have [exclusive] authority and control over his body, but the wife [has her rights].

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

For the wife does not have [exclusive] authority and control over her own body, but the husband [has his rights]; likewise also the husband does not have [exclusive] authority and control over his body, but the wife [has her rights].

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

A wife does not have the right over her own body, but her husband does. In the same way, a husband does not have the right over his own body, but his wife does.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

The wife has not authority over her own body, but the husband: in like manner also the husband has not authority over his own body, but the wife.

English EASY 2024

The wife does not have authority over her own body. She belongs to her husband. In the same way, the husband does not have authority over his own body. He belongs to his wife.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

The wife does not have power over her own body. Her husband has the power over her body. And the husband does not have power over his own body. His wife has the power over his body.

For the wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

A wife is not the master of her own body, but her husband is; in the same way a husband is not the master of his own body, but his wife is.

English God's Word - GW 1995

A wife doesn't have authority over her own body, but her husband does. In the same way, a husband doesn't have authority over his own body, but his wife does.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

A wife does not have authority over her own body, but her husband does. Equally, a husband does not have authority over his own body, but his wife does.

English KJV 1611

The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife.

English LSB

The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does; and likewise also the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. Likewise, the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does; and likewise also the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

A wife does not have authority over her own body, but rather her husband, and similarly a husband does not have authority over his own body, but rather his wife.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

It is not the wife who has the rights to her own body, but the husband. In the same way, it is not the husband who has the rights to his own body, but the wife.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

The wife's body does not belong only to her. It also belongs to her husband. In the same way, the husband's body does not belong only to him. It also belongs to his wife.

English NIV

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.

English NKJ 1982

The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. And likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does.

English NLT

The wife gives authority over her body to her husband, and the husband also gives authority over his body to his wife.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

For the wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does; likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Neither the husband nor the wife have exclusive rights to their own bodies, but those rights are to be surrendered to the other.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

For the wife does not rule over her own body, but the husband does; likewise the husband does not rule over his own body, but the wife does.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

for a girl who marries no longer has full right to her own body, for her husband then has his rights to it, too; and in the same way the husband no longer has full right to his own body, for it belongs also to his wife.

English Tyndale 1537

The wife hath not power over her own body: but the husband: And likewise the man hath not power over his own body: but the wife.

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