1 Corinthians 7:6 I say this as a concession, not as a command.

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Parallel Verses

New International Version
I say this as a concession, not as a command.

English Standard Version
Now as a concession, not a command, I say this.

New American Standard Bible
But this I say by way of concession, not of command.

King James Bible
But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I say the following as a concession, not as a command.

International Standard Version
But I say this as a concession, not as a command.

American Standard Version
But this I say by way of concession, not of commandment.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But I speak this by indulgence, not by commandment.

Darby Bible Translation
But this I say, as consenting to, not as commanding it.

Young's Literal Translation
and this I say by way of concurrence -- not of command,

Cross References

1 Corinthians 7:10
And to the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:

1 Corinthians 7:12
But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother has a wife that believes not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away.

1 Corinthians 7:25
Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: yet I give my judgment, as one that has obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful.

1 Corinthians 7:40
But she is happier if she so abide, after my judgment: and I think also that I have the Spirit of God.

2 Corinthians 8:8
I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love.

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Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

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.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

6. by permission … not of commandment—not by God's permission to me to say it: but, "by way of permission to you, not as a commandment." "This" refers to the directions, 1Co 7:2-5.