3. The husband should give his wife all that she should have as his wife. And the wife should give her husband all that he should have as her husband.
4. The wife does not have power over her own body. Her husband has the power over her body. And the husband does not have power over his own body. His wife has the power over his body.
5. Do not refuse to give your bodies to each other. But you might both agree to stay away from intimate relations for a time. You might do this so that you can give your time to prayer. Then come together again. This is so that Satan cannot tempt you in your weakness.
6. I say this to give you permission. It is not a command.
7. I wish everyone were like me. But each person has his own gift from God. One has one gift, another has another gift.
8. Now for those who are not married and for the widows I say this: It is good for them to stay single as I am.
9. But if they cannot control their bodies, then they should marry. It is better to marry than to burn with lust.