1 Corinthians 7:6
1 Corinthians 7:6 Amplified Bible (AMP)
But I am saying this as a concession, not as a command.
1 Corinthians 7:2-6 The Message (MSG)
Certainly—but only within a certain context. It’s good for a man to have a wife, and for a woman to have a husband. Sexual drives are strong, but marriage is strong enough to contain them and provide for a balanced and fulfilling sexual life in a world of sexual disorder. The marriage bed must be a place of mutuality—the husband seeking to satisfy his wife, the wife seeking to satisfy her husband. Marriage is not a place to “stand up for your rights.” Marriage is a decision to serve the other, whether in bed or out. Abstaining from sex is permissible for a period of time if you both agree to it, and if it’s for the purposes of prayer and fasting—but only for such times. Then come back together again. Satan has an ingenious way of tempting us when we least expect it. I’m not, understand, commanding these periods of abstinence—only providing my best counsel if you should choose them.
1 Corinthians 7:6 King James Version (KJV)
But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment.
1 Corinthians 7:6 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
But this I say by way of concession, not of command.
1 Corinthians 7:6 New Century Version (NCV)
I say this to give you permission to stay away from sexual relations for a time. It is not a command to do so.
1 Corinthians 7:6 American Standard Version (ASV)
But this I say by way of concession, not of commandment.
1 Corinthians 7:6 New International Version (Anglicised) (NIVUK)
I say this as a concession, not as a command.
1 Corinthians 7:6 New King James Version (NKJV)
But I say this as a concession, not as a commandment.
1 Corinthians 7:6 New Living Translation (NLT)
I say this as a concession, not as a command.