1 Corinthians 7:6
“But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment.”
The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife.
Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency.
But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment.
For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that.
I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.
Cross-References
“I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love.”
“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.”
“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.”
“I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love.”
“But she is happier if she so abide, after my judgment: and I think also that I have the Spirit of God.”