ESV
KJV
6. But I speak this by permission, [and] not of commandment.

ASV
6. But this I say by way of concession, not of commandment.

ERVEN
6. I say this only to give you permission to be separated for a time. It is not a rule.

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

WEB
6. But this I say by way of concession, not of commandment.

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

NLV
6. This is what I think. I am not saying you must do it.

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

YLT
6. and this I say by way of concurrence -- not of command,

LITV
6. But I say this by permission, not by command.

RV
6. But this I say by way of permission, not of commandment.

NCV
6. I say this to give you permission to stay away from sexual relations for a time. It is not a command to do so.

MKJV
6. But I speak this according to permission, not according to commandment.

AKJV
6. But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment.

LXXEN



KJV
6. But I speak this by permission, [and] not of commandment.

AMP
6. But I am saying this more as a matter of permission and concession, not as a command or regulation.

KJVP
6. But G1161 CONJ I speak G3004 V-PAI-1S this G5124 D-ASN by G2596 PREP permission G4774 N-ASF , [ and ] not G3756 PRT-N of G2596 PREP commandment G2003 N-ASF .

YLT
6. and this I say by way of concurrence -- not of command,

ASV
6. But this I say by way of concession, not of commandment.

WEB
6. But this I say by way of concession, not of commandment.

NASB
6. This I say by way of concession, however, not as a command.

ESV
6. Now as a concession, not a command, I say this.

RV
6. But this I say by way of permission, not of commandment.

RSV
6. I say this by way of concession, not of command.

NKJV
6. But I say this as a concession, not as a commandment.

MKJV
6. But I speak this according to permission, not according to commandment.

AKJV
6. But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment.

NRSV
6. This I say by way of concession, not of command.

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

NIRV
6. I say those things to you as my advice, not as a command.

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

MSG
6. I'm not, understand, commanding these periods of abstinence--only providing my best counsel if you should choose them.

GNB
6. I tell you this not as an order, but simply as a permission.

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

ERVEN
6. I say this only to give you permission to be separated for a time. It is not a rule.