But this I say by way of permission, not of commandment.
But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment.
But I am saying this more as a matter of permission and concession, not as a command or regulation.
But this I say by way of concession, not of commandment.
I’m saying this to give you permission; it’s not a command.
But I am saying this, neither as an indulgence, nor as a commandment.
But I speak this by indulgence, not by commandment.