1 Corinthians 7:6

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

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To the married I give charge, not I but the Lord, that the wife should not separate from her husband

To the rest I say, not the Lord, that if any brother has a wife who is an unbeliever, and she consents to live with him, he should not divorce her.

Now concerning the unmarried, I have no command of the Lord, but I give my opinion as one who by the Lord's mercy is trustworthy.

But in my judgment she is happier if she remains as she is. And I think that I have the Spirit of God.

(What I am saying I say not with the Lord's authority but as a fool, in this boastful confidence;

I say this not as a command, but to prove by the earnestness of others that your love also is genuine.