1 Corinthians 7:6
But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment.
KJV
τοῦτο δὲ λέγω κατὰ συγγνώμην, οὐ κατ’ ἐπιταγήν.
Greek NT
Hoc autem dico secundum indulgentiam, non secundum imperium.
Vulgate
But this I say by way of concession, not of commandment.
ASV
But I speak this by indulgence, not by commandment.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
7 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
κατά
kata
preposition · 470×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
οὗτος
outos
demonstrative · 1380×
συγγνώμη
suggnome
noun · 1×
ἐπιταγή
epitage
noun · 7×
Historic Christian voices
6 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
At first God deemed it sufficient to inscribe the natural law, or the Decalogue, upon the hearts of men; but afterwards He found it necessary to bridle, with the yoke of the Mosaic law, the desires of the Jews, who were abusing their liberty; and even to add some special commands, because of the hardness of their hearts. 1. They (the Jews) had therefore a law, a course of disci…
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1. The Power of Harmony in Relation to Prayer. Again I say unto you that if two of you shall agree on earth as touching anything that they shall ask, it shall be done for them. Matthew 18:19 The word symphony is strictly applied to the harmonies of sounds in music. And there are indeed among musical sounds some accordant and others discordant. But the Evangelic Scripture is fam…
Cross-references
- 1Cor 7:10 — And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:
- 1Cor 7:12 — But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away.
- 1Cor 7:12 — But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away.
- 1Cor 7:25 — Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: yet I give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful.
- 1Cor 7:25 — Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: yet I give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful.
- 2Cor 8:8 — I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love.
- 2Cor 8:8 — I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love.