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Do not deprive one another, except by mutual agreement, for a time, that you might be at leisure for prayer; and be together the same again, so that Satan may not tempt you through your lack of self-control.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
{Do} not Not, lest. Adv H3361 μὴ mē
deprive To defraud, deprive of, despoil; to endure deprivation; pass: to be bereft of. V-PMA-2P H650 ἀποστερεῖτε apostereite
one another, One another, each other. RecPro-AMP H240 ἀλλήλους allēlous
Analysis:

One: God

Refers to HaShem (God), Who is One. This number can also refer to unity. The first place the number "one" occurs is in Genesis 1:5. There one reads, "And there was an evening and there was a morning— one day". Later on in this same book of Genesis, it is stated concerning the man and his wife, "And they became one flesh" (Genesis 2:24). It is very significant that in both of these examples there was a multiplicity for the subject. In the first example, the evening and the morning became one day and in the second example, it was Adam and Eve who became one flesh.

One of the most famous passages in the Torah concerning HaShem is Deuteronomy 6:4 which states, "Hear O Israel the Lord your God the Lord is One." The question that a person must ask himself is what is the connection between the use of the Hebrew word אחד "one" which identifies a multiplicity being one and the fact that the Lord God of Israel is One? The answer is that the Hebrew word אחד can relate to the concept for one as in "unification". There is another Hebrew word that would have been possible to be used if the author wanted to refer to an absolute oneness or singleness. This is the Hebrew word יחיד. In fact, there is a well-known prayer in Judaism which states, "אחד ואין יחיד כיחודו". This phrase should be translated as, "(God is) One and there is no singularity as His singularity." The idea that is being expressed in this prayer is that the Lord God of Israel is One; but not an absolute One; rather there is a uniqueness and a complexity to His Oneness.

The number one is frequently employed to express in the Scriptures one object, such as one man or one tabernacle. This usage would be the simple or common purpose that the number one or for that matter any number, would appear in a Biblical text. Often the appearance of a number does not contain any of the significance that Hebrew numerology might offer. Therefore, the reader must always consider when coming across a verse which contains a number, that the number only expresses an amount and no additional significance. 

Because the number one is often associated with God, there is a unique phenomenon in the Scriptures concerning this number. Sometimes the number one is employed to express a unique relationship that the object has to HaShem. For example,

"And it will be one day, it will be known to HaShem..." Zechariah 14:7

In the text above, Zechariah could have stated simply, "And it will be a day…" The fact that the prophet said "one day" is to convey that this day is uniquely related to God. Similarly, it is stated by the prophet Ezekiel in chapter 37, "one King", "one nation" and "one Shepherd" (see Ezekiel 37:22, 24). Each of these objects—King, nation and Shepherd—has a connection to HaShem. The King and Shepherd is Messiah Yeshua, the Son of God and the one nation is Israel, the people of God.

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mutual agreement, Harmonious, agreeing with. Adj-GNS H4859 συμφώνου sumphōnou
a time, Fitting season, season, opportunity, occasion, time. N-AMS H2540 καιρόν kairon
that In order that, so that. Conj H2443 ἵνα ina
you might be at leisure (a) to have leisure, (b) to stand empty (of a house). V-ASA-2P H4980 σχολάσητε scholasēte
for To, towards, with. N-DFS H4335 προσευχῇ proseuchē
be To be, exist. V-PSA-2P H1510    
together On, to, against, on the basis of, at. Prep H1909 ἐπὶ epi
again, Again, back, once more, further, on the other hand. Adv H3825 πάλιν palin
so that In order that, so that. Conj H2443 ἵνα ina
. . . An untranslatable word (under the circumstances, in that case, anyhow), the general effect of which is to make a statement contingent, which would otherwise be definite: it is thus regularly used with the subjunctive mood. N-NMS H4567 σατανᾶς satanas
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except If. V-PSA-3S H3985 πειράζῃ peirazē
through (a) genitive: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) accusative: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of. Prep H1223 διὰ dia
lack of self-control. Incontinence, intemperance (in wide sense), lack of restraint. N-AFS H192 ἀκρασίαν akrasian

People

Satan

Satan.

satan

adversary, also the name of the superhuman adversary of God

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Berean Bible Do not deprive one another, except by mutual agreement, for a time, that you might be at leisure for prayer; and be together the same again, so that Satan may not tempt you through your lack of self-control.
King James Bible Do Defraud ye not deprive one another, the other, except by mutual agreement, it be with consent for a time, that you might be at leisure for ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and be come together the same again, so that Satan may not tempt you through not for your lack of self-control.incontinency.
Hebrew Greek English Do not deprive Stop depriving one another, except by mutual agreement, agreement for a time, so that you might be at leisure for prayer; may devote yourselves to prayer, and be come together the same again, again so that Satan may will not tempt you through because of your lack of self-control.
New American Standard Bible 1995 Do not deprive Stop depriving one another, except by mutual agreement, agreement for a time, so that you might be at leisure for prayer; may devote yourselves to prayer, and be come together the same again, again so that Satan may will not tempt you through because of your lack of self-control.