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1 Corinthians 7:3

1 Corinthians 7:3
Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence,.... The Syriac version renders it, , "due love"; and so the…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Let the husband ... - “Let them not imagine that there is any virtue in bring separate from each other, as if they were…

Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832

Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence - Την οφειλομενην ευνοιαν· Though our version is no translation of…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Corinthians 7:1-9

The apostle comes now, as a faithful and skilful casuist, to answer some cases of conscience which the Corinthians had…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

due benevolence The better supported reading is what is due, the debt.

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