benevolence . Greek. eunoia. Only here and Ephesians 6:7 ; but instead of "due benevolence", all the texts read "the debt", Greek. opheile, which Occurs elsewhere only in Matthew 18:32 .Romans 13:7 . also the wife = the wife also. read more
hath . . . power . Greek. exousiazo. See 1 Corinthians 6:12 . not . App-105 . read more
Let the husband render unto the wife her due: and likewise also the wife unto her husband.In marriage, the sensuous impulse, by being controlled and placed under religious sanctions is refined and purified ... Instead of being any longer the source of untold curses to mankind, it becomes a condition of their continuance and an element in their peace, because it is then placed under the blessing of God and of his church.[14]Unto the wife her due ... also unto the husband ... The sexual... read more
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.It may be assumed that Paul delivered such teachings as here, not through any love of the subject, but because all kinds of unnatural and immoral propositions were being advocated by ascetics and "super-spirituals" among the Corinthians. The equality of husband and wife in the marriage partnership is in the foreground here. Neither partner in marriage was to... read more
1 Corinthians 7:3. Due benevolence— What is due. Wells. Benevolence here signifies that complacency and compliance which every married couple ought to have for each other, with respect to their mutual satisfaction. Locke. read more
1 Corinthians 7:4. Also the husband hath not power, &c.— The woman, who in all other rights is inferior, has here the same power given her over the man, that the man has over her. read more
3, 4. 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 1 Corinthians 7:4). read more
4. A paradox. She hath not power over her body, and yet it is her own. The oneness of body in which marriage places husband and wife explains this. The one complements the other. Neither without the other realizes the perfect ideal of man. read more
The importance of sexual relations in marriage 7:1-7Paul advised married people not to abstain from normal sexual relations. read more
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Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 7:1-9
7:1-40 CHRISTIAN MARRIAGEResponsibilities of marriage (7:1-9)Paul now deals with those matters concerning which the Corinthians had written. One problem concerned marriage. Some thought it more honourable and a sign of moral purity not to marry. Paul replies that marriage is honourable. It is the normal course God has set out for humankind, though there are exceptions. In some cases it may be better not to marry (he will explain this in a moment), but because Corinth is an immoral city and full... read more