1 Corinthians 7:2
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.”
ἔχω
To have, to hold, to possess. I have learned in whatever state I am to be content. Contentment is not about having more but appreciating what you have.
ἑαυτοῦ
his own
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ἑαυτοῦ
him- (her-, it-, them-, also (in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other persons) my-, thy-, our-, your-) self (selves), etc.
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ἴδιος
her] own
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ἴδιος
pertaining to self, i.e. one's own; by implication, private or separate
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διά
Because of
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διά
through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
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πορνεία
sexual immorality
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πορνεία
harlotry (including adultery and incest); figuratively, idolatry
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γυνή
wife
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γυνή
a woman; specially, a wife
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ἕκαστος
each man
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ἕκαστος
each or every
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