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 rule over her own body to decide when to have sex. She belongs to her husband. In the same way, the husband does not rule over his own body. He belongs to his wife. 5Do not refuse to have sex with each other, unless both of you agree to stop for a short time. Then you can use more time to pray. But you should come together again soon, as husband and wife. If not, Satan may try to make you do something wrong. You may want too strongly to have sex with someone else. I am saying these things to help you. I am not telling you what you must do. 7It would be good if all of you could live in the way that I do. But each person has his own gift from God. God helps one person to live in a certain way. God helps another person with a different gift. 8I will say this to those of you who have not married yet, and to those who are widows. It is better for you to remain alone. That is how I myself live.

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 all you other people, I say this. (This is what I think. The Lord has not spoken about it.) A Christian man may have a wife who does not believe in Christ. If she agrees to continue living with him, then he should not send her away.
• 2 Corinthians 8:8I am not telling you that you must do this. I have told you how much other believers want to give their money. In that way, I want to see if you really love other people who need your help.
• 2 Corinthians 11:17When I say good things about myself like this, it is not how the Lord would talk. No, these are the words of a fool.

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

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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