I Corinthians 7:6
“But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 I Corinthians 7:6 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
But this I say by way of concession, not of commandment.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
I say this, however, as a concession, not as a command.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Dieses aber sage ich aus Nachsicht, nicht befehlsweise.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Mas esto digo por permisión, no por mandamiento.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Mas isto vos digo como permissão, não como mandamento.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Porém eu vos digo estas coisas como concessão e não como uma ordem.
📖 I Corinthians 7:6 in Context
4The 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.
5Defraud 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.
6But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment.
7For 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.
8I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.
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