“Let the husband give his wife the affection owed her,NU and TR have “what is owed her” instead of “the affection owed her”. and likewise also the wife her husband.”
— WEB
1 Corinthians 7:3
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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.
“Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband.”
— KJV
“Let the husband render unto the wife her due: and likewise also the wife unto the husband.”
— ASV
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Commentary
The duty of cohabitation on the part of the married. due benevolence--The oldest manuscripts read simply, "her due"; that is, the conjugal cohabitation due by the marriage contract (compare Co1 7:4).
— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)
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