| 1 Corinthians 7:6 Parallel Translations |  |
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| NASB: | But this I say by way of concession, not of command. (NASB ©1995) |
| GWT: | What I have just said is not meant as a command but as a suggestion.(GOD'S WORD®) |
| KJV: | But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment. |
| ASV: | But this I say by way of concession, not of commandment. |
| BBE: | But this I say as my opinion, and not as an order of the Lord. |
| DBY: | But this I say, as consenting to, not as commanding it. |
| ERV: | But this I say by way of permission, not of commandment. |
| WEY: | Thus much in the way of concession, not of command. |
| WBS: | But I speak this by permission, and not as a commandment. |
| WEB: | But this I say by way of concession, not of commandment. |
| YLT: | and this I say by way of concurrence -- not of command, |
| 1 Corinthians 7:6 Cross References |
| XREF: | 2 Corinthians 8:8 I am not speaking this as a command, but as proving through the earnestness of others the sincerity of your love also. (NASB ©1995) |
| Commentaries and Concordances |
| GSB: | 7:6 {5} But I speak this by permission, [and] not of commandment.
(5) Fifthly he teaches that marriage is not necessary for all men, but for those who do not have the gift of continency, and this gift is by a special grace of God. |
| PNT: | 7:6 But I speak this by permission, [and] not of commandment. What is just stated (1Co 7:5) is permissible in the married state, not commanded. |
| WES: | 7:6 But I say this - Concerning your separating for a time and coming together again. Perhaps he refers also to 1Co 7:2. |
| MHC: | 7:1-9 The apostle tells the Corinthians that it was good, in that juncture of time, for Christians to keep themselves single. Yet he says that marriage, and the comforts of that state, are settled by Divine wisdom. Though none may break the law of God, yet that perfect rule leaves men at liberty to serve him in the way most suited to their powers and circumstances, of which others often are very unfit judges. All must determine for themselves, seeking counsel from God how they ought to act. |
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