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1 Corinthians 7:6
1 Corinthians 7:6 is verse 6 of 1 Corinthians chapter 7, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
I say this as a concession, not as a command.
King James Version
But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment.
World English Bible
But this I say by way of concession, not of commandment.
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1 Corinthians 7:4–8 · Berean Standard Bible
4 The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife.
5 Do not deprive each other, except by mutual consent and for a time, so you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again, so that Satan will not tempt you through your lack of self-control.
6 I say this as a concession, not as a command.
7 I wish that all men were as I am. But each man has his own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that.
8 Now to the unmarried and widows I say this: It is good for them to remain unmarried, as I am.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
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.
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.
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.
2 Corinthians 11:17In this confident boasting of mine, I am not speaking as the Lord would, but as a fool.