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4. οὐκ ἐξουσιάζει. A.V. hath not power. Better, hath no right. ἐξουσία sometimes stands for power, as in Rev 9:3. But the more usual sense of the word is authority.
τοῦ ἰδίου σώματος. Over her own body. Because in everything connected with the duties of married life each should consult the comfort, well-being, and happiness of the other before their own, and should be especially careful that they do not, by any selfishness on the part of either, ‘cause their brother to offend’