KJV ORIGINAL
Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Don't withhold intimacy from each other, unless you both agree to take a break for fasting and prayer. But don't stay apart too long — come back together so Satan can't use your natural desires against you.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Marriage means being there for each other physically and spiritually — balance is everything.
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