1 Corinthians 7:6

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“I say this as a concession, not as a command.”

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BSBPD

“I say this as a concession, not as a command.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“But this I say by way of concession, not of commandment.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and this I say by way of concurrence--not of command,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Corinthians 7:6 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Corinthians 7:12To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If a brother has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her.
  2. 1 Corinthians 7:25Now about virgins, I have no command from the Lord, but I give a judgment as one who by the Lord’s mercy is trustworthy.
  3. 2 Corinthians 8:8I am not making a demand, but I am testing the sincerity of your love in comparison to the earnestness of others.
  4. 2 Corinthians 11:17In this confident boasting of mine, I am not speaking as the Lord would, but as a fool.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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