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1 Corinthians 7:6

Marriage

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

5 Do not deprive each other, except by mutual consent and for a time, so you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again, so that Satan will not tempt you through your lack of self-control.

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

7 I wish that all men were as I am. But each man has his own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that.

8 Now to the unmarried and widows I say this: It is good for them to remain unmarried, as I am.

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BSB
I say this as a concession, not as a command.
KJV
But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment.
WEB
But this I say by way of concession, not of commandment.
ASV
But this I say by way of concession, not of commandment.
DARBY
But this I say, as consenting [to], not as commanding [it].
BLB
Now I say this by way of concession, not by way of command.
ÅB
Dette sier jeg som tillatelse, ikke som påbud;
OTB
Jeg sier dette som et forslag, ikke som en befaling.
B1930
Dette sier jeg som tillatelse, ikke som påbud;

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