1 Corinthians 7:6

1 Corinthians 7:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment.
• New International Version (NIV)I say this as a concession, not as a command.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now as a concession, not a command, I say this.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But I say this as a concession, not as a commandment.

Context of 1 Corinthians 7:6

4The wife does not have [exclusive] authority over her own body, but the husband shares with her; and likewise the husband does not have [exclusive] authority over his body, but the wife shares with him. 5Do not deprive each other [of marital rights], except perhaps by mutual consent for a time, so that you may devote yourselves [unhindered] to prayer, but come together again so that Satan will not tempt you [to sin] because of your lack of self-control. But I am saying this as a concession, not as a command. 7I wish that all the people were as I am; but each person has his own gift from God, one of this kind and one of that. 8But I say to the unmarried and to the widows, [that as a practical matter] it is good if they remain [single and entirely devoted to the Lord] as I am.

1 Corinthians 7:6 word by word

τοῦτο δὲ λέγω κατὰ συγγνώμην οὐ κατ᾽ ἐπιταγήν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• I speakλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• byκατάkata · according toG2596
• permissionσυγγνώμηsuggnōmē · concessionG4774
• notοὐou · noG3756
• commandmentἐπιταγήepitagē · commandG2003

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 7:6

• 1 Corinthians 7:12To the rest I declare—I, not the Lord [since Jesus did not discuss this]—that if any [believing] brother has a wife who does not believe [in Christ], and she consents to live with him, he must not leave her.
• 2 Corinthians 8:8I am not saying this as a command [to dictate to you], but to prove, by [pointing out] the enthusiasm of others, the sincerity of your love as well.
• 2 Corinthians 11:17What I say in this confident boasting, I say not as the Lord would [with His authority], but foolishly.

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 7:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6I speak this by permission, etc. - It was a constant custom of the more conscientious rabbins, to make a difference between the things which they enjoined on their own judgment, and those which they built on the authority of the law. Thus Rabbi Tancum: "The washing of hands before meat is in our own power; washing after meat is commanded." In relation to this point Dr. Lightfoot produces some examples from the Jewish writers: "The man is commanded…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6But I speak this by permission … - It is not quite certain whether the word “this” ( ͂ touto), in this verse, refers to what precedes, or to what follows. On this commentators are divided. The more natural and obvious interpretation would be to refer it to the preceding statement. I am inclined to think that the mare natural construction is the true one. and that Paul refers to what he had said in 1 Corinthians 7:5. Most recent commentators, as Macknight…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-7Paul prefers being single, but he acknowledges that both marriage and being single are gifts from God to different people.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. 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.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 7:6

• Continence
• Marriage
• Stoicism
• Wife
• Word of God

In the dictionaries

• Abuse
• Attend
• Consent
• Contain
• Distraction
• Loose
• Mercy
• Revelation of Christ
• Snare
• Sorrow

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings