2 Each man should have his own wife, and each woman should have her own husband because of sexual immorality.
3 The husband should meet his wife’s sexual needs, and the wife should do the same for her husband.
4 The wife doesn’t have authority over her own body, but the husband does. Likewise, the husband doesn’t have authority over his own body, but the wife does.
5 Don’t refuse to meet each other’s needs unless you both agree for a short period of time to devote yourselves to prayer. Then come back together again so that Satan might not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.
6 I’m saying this to give you permission; it’s not a command.
7 I wish all people were like me, but each has a particular gift from God: one has this gift, and another has that one.
8 I’m telling those who are single and widows that it’s good for them to stay single like me.