1Cor 7:3 | RWP | e4.org | Render the due ( την οφειλην αποδιδοτω ). Marriage is not simply not wrong, but for many a duty. Both husband and wife have a mutual obligation to the other. "This dictum defends marital intercourse against rigorists, as that of ver. commends celibacy against sensualists" (Findlay).

‏ 1 Corinthians 7:3

Render the due ( την οφειλην αποδιδοτω ). Marriage is not simply not wrong, but for many a duty. Both husband and wife have a mutual obligation to the other. "This dictum defends marital intercourse against rigorists, as that of ver. 1 commends celibacy against sensualists" (Findlay).