1 Corinthians 7:6

In 9 translations

BSB

I say this as a concession, not as a command.

KJV

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

WEB

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

ASV

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

LSV

and this I say by way of concurrence—not of command,

YLT

and this I say by way of concurrence — not of command,

DBY

But this I say, as consenting [to], not as commanding [it].

DRC

But I speak this by indulgence, not by commandment.

GNV

But I speake this by permission, not by commandement.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT

τοῦτο δὲ λέγω κατὰ συγγνώμην, οὐ κατʼ ἐπιταγήν.

RP2018

Τοῦτο δὲ λέγω κατὰ συγγνώμην, οὐ κατ’ ἐπιταγήν.

TR-Boyd

Τοῦτο δὲ λέγω κατὰ συγγνώμην, οὐ κατ᾿ ἐπιταγήν.

SCR1894

τουτο δε λεγω κατα συγγνωμην ου κατ επιταγην

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Cross-references most cited first

• 2 Corinthians 8:8I am not making a demand, but I am testing the sincerity of your love in comparison to the earnestness of others.
• 1 Corinthians 7:25Now about virgins, I have no command from the Lord, but I give a judgment as one who by the Lord’s mercy is trustworthy.
• 1 Corinthians 7:12To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If a brother has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her.
• 2 Corinthians 11:17In this confident boasting of mine, I am not speaking as the Lord would, but as a fool.

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