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1 Corinthians 7:5

Do not deprive each other, except by mutual consent and for a time, so you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again, so that Satan will not tempt you through your lack of self-control.

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ASV

Defraud ye not one the other, except it be by consent for a season, that ye may give yourselves unto prayer, and may be together again, that Satan tempt you not because of your incontinency.

KJV

Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
μὴmēNotG3361 →
ἀποστερεῖτεapostereitedo depriveG650 →
ἀλλήλουςallēlousone anotherG240 →
εἰeiifG1487 →
μήτιmētisurely evenG3385 →
ἂνanwhenG302 →
ἐκekbyG1537 →
συμφώνουsumphōnoumutual agreementG4859 →
πρὸςprosforG4314 →
καιρόν,kairona time,G2540 →
ἵναinathatG2443 →
σχολάσητεscholasēteyou may be devotedG4980 →
τῇtēa<the>G3588 →
προσευχῇproseuchēato prayerG4335 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
πάλινpalinagainG3825 →
ἐπὶepitogetherG1909 →
τὸtotheG3588 →
αὐτὸautosameG846 →
ἦτε,ētemay be,G1510 →
ἵναinaso thatG2443 →
μὴmēnotG3361 →
πειράζῃpeirazēmay temptG3985 →
ὑμᾶςhumasyouG4771 →
ὁho<the>G3588 →
σατανᾶςsatanasSatanG4567 →
διὰdiathroughG1223 →
τὴνtēntheG3588 →
ἀκρασίανakrasianlack of self-controlG192 →
ὑμῶν.humōnof you.G4771 →

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2 Corinthians 2:11in order that Satan should not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.Galatians 6:1Brothers, if someone is caught in a trespass, you who are spiritual should restore him with a spirit of gentleness. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted.Matthew 6:16When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.Exodus 19:15“Be prepared for the third day,” he said to the people. “Do not draw near to a woman.”Matthew 9:15Jesus replied, “How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while He is with them? But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.Joel 2:16Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the aged, gather the children, even those nursing at the breast. Let the bridegroom leave his room, and the bride her chamber.Acts 13:2While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”2 Corinthians 11:27in labor and toil and often without sleep, in hunger and thirst and often without food, in cold and exposure.2 Timothy 3:3unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, without love of good,Zechariah 12:12The land will mourn, each clan on its own: the clan of the house of David and their wives, the clan of the house of Nathan and their wives,1 Samuel 21:4“There is no common bread on hand,” the priest replied, “but there is some consecrated bread—provided that the young men have kept themselves from women.”1 Samuel 21:4–5“There is no common bread on hand,” the priest replied, “but there is some consecrated bread—provided that the young men have kept themselves from women.”Zechariah 12:12–14The land will mourn, each clan on its own: the clan of the house of David and their wives, the clan of the house of Nathan and their wives,2 Corinthians 6:5in beatings, imprisonments, and riots; in labor, sleepless nights, and hunger;Mark 2:20But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.Luke 5:35But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.”Matthew 4:10“Away from Me, Satan!” Jesus declared. “For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”Matthew 19:11“Not everyone can accept this word,” He replied, “but only those to whom it has been given.

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