1 Corinthians 7:6

KJV1611 – Modern English

But I speak this by permission, and not as a command.

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  • 2 Cor 8:8 : 8 I speak not by commandment, but as a test of the sincerity of your love by the diligence of others.
  • 1 Cor 7:12 : 12 But to the rest I speak, not the Lord: If any brother has a wife who does not believe, and she is willing to live with him, let him not divorce her.
  • 1 Cor 7:25 : 25 Now concerning virgins: I have no command from the Lord, yet I give my judgment as one whom the Lord in his mercy has made trustworthy.
  • 2 Cor 11:17 : 17 That which I speak, I speak not according to the Lord, but as if foolishly, in this confidence of boasting.

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    7For I wish that all men were as I am. But each one has his own gift from God, one in this manner and another in that.

    8I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, it is good for them if they remain even as I am.

    9But if they cannot exercise self-control, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn with passion.

    10And to the married I command, yet not I but the Lord, that a wife should not leave her husband:

    11But if she does depart, let her remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband. And a husband should not divorce his wife.

    12But to the rest I speak, not the Lord: If any brother has a wife who does not believe, and she is willing to live with him, let him not divorce her.

  • 1 Cor 7:24-29
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    24Brethren, let each one remain with God in the state in which he was called.

    25Now concerning virgins: I have no command from the Lord, yet I give my judgment as one whom the Lord in his mercy has made trustworthy.

    26I suppose therefore that this is good because of the present distress—that it is good for a man to remain as he is.

    27Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be loosed. Are you loosed from a wife? Do not seek a wife.

    28But even if you do marry, you have not sinned; and if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. Nevertheless, such will have trouble in the flesh, but I spare you.

    29But this I say, brethren, the time is short; so that from now on, even those who have wives should be as though they had none,

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    1Now concerning the things you wrote to me about: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.

    2Nevertheless, to avoid sexual immorality, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.

    3Let the husband give to the wife her due affection, and likewise also the wife to the husband.

    4The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does; and likewise, the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does.

    5Do not deprive one another, except with consent for a time, to give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, so that Satan does not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

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    35And this I say for your own benefit, not to put a restraint on you, but for what is proper, and that you may serve the Lord without distraction.

    36But if any man thinks he is behaving improperly toward his virgin, if she is past the flower of youth, and thus it must be, let him do what he will. He does not sin; let them marry.

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    12All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not beneficial: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.

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    8I speak not by commandment, but as a test of the sincerity of your love by the diligence of others.

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    17But as God has distributed to each one, as the Lord has called each one, so let him walk. And so I ordain in all the churches.

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    5Do we not have the right to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas?

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    17For if I do this willingly, I have a reward; but if against my will, I have been entrusted with a stewardship.

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    40But she is happier if she remains as she is, according to my judgment—and I think I also have the Spirit of God.

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    13For I do not mean that others should be relieved and you burdened;

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    20Let each one remain in the same calling in which he was called.

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    2Now I praise you, brothers, that you remember me in all things and keep the ordinances as I delivered them to you.