1 Corinthians 7:6

New Century Version

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

Cross References

1 Corinthians 7:10

Now I give this command for the married people. (The command is not from me; it is from the Lord.) A wife should not leave her husband.

1 Corinthians 7:12

For all the others I say this (I am saying this, not the Lord): If a Christian man has a wife who is not a believer, and she is happy to live with him, he must not divorce her.

1 Corinthians 7:25

Now I write about people who are not married. I have no command from the Lord about this; I give my opinion. But I can be trusted, because the Lord has shown me mercy.

1 Corinthians 7:40

The woman is happier if she does not marry again. This is my opinion, but I believe I also have God’s Spirit.

2 Corinthians 11:17

When I brag because I feel sure of myself, I am not talking as the Lord would talk but as a fool.

2 Corinthians 8:8

I am not commanding you to give. But I want to see if your love is true by comparing you with others that really want to help.