1 Corinthians 7:6
But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment.In other versions
But this I say by way of concession, not of commandment.
ASV
But this I say as my opinion, and not as an order of the Lord.
BBE
But this I say, as consenting [to], not as commanding [it].
DBY
But this I say by way of concession, not of commandment.
WEB
and this I say by way of concurrence -- not of command,
YLT
But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment.
ENG
But I speak this by permission, and not as a commandment.
WBT
I say this as a concession, not as a command.
BSB
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.