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Now concerning the things about which you wrote, it is good for a man not to touch a woman.

Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.

But because of sexual immoralities, each man is to have his own wife, and each woman is to have her own husband.

Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.

The husband must fulfill his duty to his wife, and likewise the wife also to her husband.

Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband.

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

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.

Stop depriving one another, except by agreement for a time so that you may devote yourselves to prayer, and come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

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.

But this I say by way of concession, not of command.

But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment.