King James Version
"But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment."
— 1 Corinthians 7:6, King James Version
“But this I say by way of concession, 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 due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband.
The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife.
Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency.
But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment.
For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that.
I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.
But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.