Verse 6

I say this as a concession, not as a command.

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Referenced Verses

  • 2 Cor 8:8 : 8 I am not commanding you, but I want to test the sincerity of your love by comparing it with the earnestness of others.
  • 1 Cor 7:12 : 12 To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If any brother has a wife who is an unbeliever and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her.
  • 1 Cor 7:25 : 25 Now concerning virgins: I have no command from the Lord, but I give my opinion as one who, by the Lord’s mercy, is trustworthy.
  • 2 Cor 11:17 : 17 What I am saying, I do not say as from the Lord, but as if in foolishness, with this confidence of boasting.