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1 Corinthians 7:6 KJV
1 Corinthians · chapter 7 · verse 6 · King James Version
But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment.1 Corinthians 7:6 · King James Version
1 Corinthians 7:6 in context
4The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife.
5Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency.
6But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment.
7For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that.
8I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.
Key words (Strong's)
- commandmentepitagēan injunction, mandate, commandG2003 →
- speaklegōto say, to speak, affirm over, maintain, to teach, to exhort, advise, to command, direct…G3004 →
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