American Standard Version
"But this I say by way of concession, not of commandment. "
— 1 Corinthians 7:6, American Standard Version
“But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment.”
“But this I say by way of concession, not of commandment.”
“I say this as a concession, not as a command.”
“But I speak this by indulgence, not by commandment.”
“But this I say as my opinion, and not as an order of the Lord.”
“But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment.”
Let the husband render unto the wife her due: and likewise also the wife unto the husband.
The wife hath not power over her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power over his own body, but the wife.
Defraud ye not one the other, except it be by consent for a season, that ye may give yourselves unto prayer, and may be together again, that Satan tempt you not because of your incontinency.
But this I say by way of concession, not of commandment.
Yet I would that all men were even as I myself. Howbeit each man hath his own gift from God, one after this manner, and another after that.
But I say to the unmarried and to widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.
But if they have not continency, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.