1COR 7:6 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance=normal (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) But that isn’t a command—I’m only suggesting that it’s good to do,[fn]

7:6 It’s not clear here whether Paul is referring back to marriage here (v2), or to abstaining from sex to focus on praying (v5).

Key: khaki:verbs, orange:accusative/object, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

UST I do not command you to stop having sex regularly in order to focus on praying. Rather, I am only allowing you to do so.

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

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

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

WMBB (Same as above)

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

LSV and this I say by way of concurrence—not of command,

FBV I'm telling you this not as a command, but as a concession.

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

T4T I am telling you these things to say that God allows you to get married, but he does not say that you must get married.

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

BBE But this I say as my opinion, and not as an order of the Lord.

Moff No Moff 1COR book available

Wymth Thus much in the way of concession, not of command.

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

DRA But I speak this by indulgence, not by commandment.

YLT and this I say by way of concurrence — not of command,

Drby But this I say, as consenting [to], not as commanding [it].

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

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

KJB-1769 But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment.

KJB-1611 But I speake this by permission, and not of commandement.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps This I say of fauour, & not of commaundement.
(This I say of favour, and not of commandment.)

Gnva But I speake this by permission, not by commandement.
(But I speak this by permission, not by commandment. )

Cvdl But this I saye of fauoure, and not of commaundemet.
(But this I say of favour, and not of commaundemet.)

TNT This I saye of faveour not of commaundement.
(This I say of faveour not of commandment. )

Wycl But Y seie this thing as yyuyng leeue, not bi comaundement.
(But I say this thing as yyuyng leeue, not by commandment.)

Luth Solches sage ich aber aus Vergunst und nicht aus Gebot.
(Solches said I but out_of Vergunst and not out_of Gebot.)

ClVg Hoc autem dico secundum indulgentiam, non secundum imperium.[fn]
(This however dico after/second indulgentiam, not/no after/second government. )

7.6 Hoc autem, etc

7.6 This however, etc

UGNT τοῦτο δὲ λέγω κατὰ συνγνώμην, οὐ κατ’ ἐπιταγήν.
(touto de legō kata sungnōmaʸn, ou kat’ epitagaʸn.)

SBL-GNT τοῦτο δὲ λέγω κατὰ συγγνώμην, οὐ κατʼ ἐπιταγήν.
(touto de legō kata sungnōmaʸn, ou katʼ epitagaʸn.)

TC-GNT Τοῦτο δὲ λέγω κατὰ [fn]συγγνώμην, οὐ κατ᾽ ἐπιταγήν.
(Touto de legō kata sungnōmaʸn, ou kat epitagaʸn. )

7:6 συγγνωμην ¦ συνγνωμην TH WH

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, orange:accents differ, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

τοῦτο

this

Here, this could refer to: (1) what Paul has said about the one situation in which they may “deprive each other” in 7:5. Alternate translation: this about when you may deprive each other] (2) what Paul has said about how married couples should regularly have sex in [7:2–5. Alternate translation: [this about being married]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

κατὰ συνγνώμην, οὐ κατ’ ἐπιταγήν

by (Some words not found in SR-GNT: τοῦτο δὲ λέγω κατὰ συγγνώμην οὐ κατʼ ἐπιταγήν)

If your language would express the negative statement before the positive, you could reverse the order of these two phrases. Alternate translation: [not as a command but as a concession]

Note 3 topic: translate-unknown

συνγνώμην

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: τοῦτο δὲ λέγω κατὰ συγγνώμην οὐ κατʼ ἐπιταγήν)

Here, a concession is something that one allows even though one does not entirely agree with it. Usually, the concession is made because one wishes to avoid antagonizing the person one is dealing with. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea behind concessionby using a comparable word or phrase. Alternate translation: [a compromise] or [an allowance]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

κατὰ συνγνώμην, οὐ κατ’ ἐπιταγήν

by (Some words not found in SR-GNT: τοῦτο δὲ λέγω κατὰ συγγνώμην οὐ κατʼ ἐπιταγήν)

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas behind concession and command, you can express the idea by using a verb such as “concede” and “command.” Alternate translation: [because I concede it, not because I command it]

Parallel 1COR 7:6