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 DomainASVPD
“But this I say by way of concession, not of commandment.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“and this I say by way of concurrence--not of command,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo 1 Corinthians 7:6 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 2 Corinthians 11:17In this confident boasting of mine, I am not speaking as the Lord would, but as a fool.
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