1 Corinthians 7:3-5 -- mutual sexual rights and authority over each other's bodies
Mike covers the supplemental passage on conjugal rights.
1 Corinthians 7:3-5 teaches that the wife does not have authority over her own body but the husband does, AND the husband does not have authority over his own body but the wife does. This is specifically about sexual/conjugal rights, not general authority. Complementarians often overlook this verse; egalitarians overuse it.
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