What sexual responsibility do husbands and wives have to one another?

1 Corinthians 7:3-5The husband should fulfill his wife’s sexual needs, and the wife should fulfill her husband’s needs. The wife gives authority over her body to her husband, and the husband gives authority over his body to his wife. Do not deprive each other of sexual relations, unless you both agree to refrain from sexual intimacy for a limited time so you can give yourselves more completely to prayer. Afterward, you should come together again so that Satan won’t be able to tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

Husbands and wives do not completely own their own bodies. When they marry, each mate has a loving claim to the other’s body. Both partners are charged with understanding and meeting each other’s needs.

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