1 Corinthians 7:6
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
I say this as a concession, not as a command.
In context
4 The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife.
5 Do not deprive each other, except by mutual consent and for a time, so you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again, so that Satan will not tempt you through your lack of self-control.
6 I say this as a concession, not as a command.
7 I wish that all men were as I am. But each man has his own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that.
8 Now to the unmarried and widows I say this: It is good for them to remain unmarried, as I am.
1 Corinthians 7:6 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- I say this as a concession, not as a command.
- KJV King James Version
- But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment.
- WEB World English Bible
- But this I say by way of concession, not of commandment.
- ASV American Standard Version
- But this I say by way of concession, not of commandment.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- and this I say by way of concurrence — not of command,
- DBY Darby Translation
- But this I say, as consenting [to], not as commanding [it].
- WBS Webster Bible
- But I speak this by permission, and not as a commandment.