King James Version

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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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “debt” (ὀφειλὴν) before should fulfill here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “being owed good will” (ὀφειλομένην εὔνοιαν) before should fulfill here.

τῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.γυναικὶgunaikiunto the wifeγυνή (gunē)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “unto the wife”, the to- or for-formG1135a woman, wife, my lady.This verse uses “wife”.unto the wifeὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀνὴρanērunto the husbandἀνήρnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “unto the husband”, the subject formG435a male human being; a man, husband.unto the husbandτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ὀφειλὴνopheilēndebtὀφειλή (opheilē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “debt”, the object formG3782a debt, a duty, what is due.ἀποδιδότωapodidotōto payἀποδίδωμι (apodidōmi)verb, present active imperative, 3rd person singular — “to pay”, an ongoing or repeated actionG591(a) I give back, return, restore, (b) I give, render, as due, (c) mid: I sell.ὁμοίωςhomoiōssimilarlyὁμοίωςadverb — “similarly”G3668in like manner, similarly, in the same way, equally.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.καὶkaiandκαίadverb — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.γυνὴgunēwomanγυνήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “woman”, the subject formG1135a woman, wife, my lady.τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀνδρίandrimanἀνήρ (anēr)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “man”, the to- or for-formG435a male human being; a man, husband.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ὀφειλομένηνopheilomenēndueὀφείλω (opheilō)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “due”, the object formG3784I owe, ought.εὔνοιανeunoianbenevolenceεὔνοια (eunoia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “benevolence”, the object formG2133good-will, kindliness; enthusiasm.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

to the wife let the husband the due benevolence render, and in like manner also the wife to the husband;

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

to the wife let the husband the due benevolence render, and in like manner also the wife to the husband;

World English Bible

Let the husband give his wife the affection owed her, and likewise also the wife her husband.

Darby Translation

Let the husband render her due to the wife, and in like manner the wife to the husband.

Douay-Rheims

Let the husband render the debt to his wife, and the wife also in like manner to the husband.

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