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But this I say by way of concession, not of commandment.
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Scholars emphasize that when Paul says 'by way of concession, not of commandment,' he is clarifying the nature of his advice. The instructions regarding marital intimacy are given as a practical allowance or 'permission' to address human needs and weaknesses, rather than as a rigid, universal command from God. This gives believers freedom to apply the principle wisely.
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1 Corinthians
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18th Century
Presbyterian
But I speak this by permission, etc. It is not quite certain whether the word "this," (touto) in this verse, refers to w…
By way of permission (κατα συνγνωμην). Old word for pardon, concession, indulgence.
Secundum indulgentiam (Vulgate).…
19th Century
Anglican
But I speak this by permission.—Better, Now I say this as a permission, and not as a command. As the passage is …
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The present tense of the verb “deprive” (GK 691) in the prohibition in v.5 indicates that some at Corinth were practicing a kind of celibacy within…
16th Century
Protestant
By permission. So that they might not, by taking their stand on such a precept as he had prescribed, unduly loosen the restraints of lust,…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But I speak this by permission Referring either to what he had said before, though not to all; not to ([Reference 1 …
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The apostle tells the Corinthians that it was good, at that particular time, for Christians to keep themselves single. Yet he says that marriage, a…
13th Century
Catholic
After rebuking the fornicator and those who upheld him, the Apostle now begins to discuss marriage. In this regard, he does three things:
