Verse Comparison: 1 Corinthians 7:6
American Standard Version
But this I say by way of concession, not of commandment.
Amplified® Bible
But I am saying this more as a matter of permission {and} concession, not as a command {or} regulation.
Contemporary English Version
In my opinion that is what should be done, though I don't know of anything the Lord said about this matter.
Darby English Version
But this I say, as consenting [to], not as commanding [it].
Good News Bible
I tell you this not as an order, but simply as a permission.
International Standard Version
But I say this as a concession, not as a command.
King James Version
But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment.
New American Standard Bible
But this I say by way of concession, not of command.
New International Version
I say this as a concession, not as a command.
New King James Version
But I say this as a concession, not as a commandment.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
But this I say by way of concession, not of command.
Young's Literal Translation
and this I say by way of concurrence -- not of command,
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