| Geneva Study Bible {5} But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment. (5) Fifthly he teaches that marriage is not necessary for all men, but for those who do not have the gift of continency, and this gift is by a special grace of God. People's New Testament 7:6 But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment. What is just stated (1Co 7:5) is permissible in the married state, not commanded. Wesley's Notes 7:6 But I say this - Concerning your separating for a time and coming together again. Perhaps he refers also to 1Co 7:2. Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary 6. by permission . not of commandment-not by God's permission to me to say it: but, "by way of permission to you, not as a commandment." "This" refers to the directions, 1Co 7:2-5. Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary 7:1-9 The apostle tells the Corinthians that it was good, in that juncture of time, for Christians to keep themselves single. Yet he says that marriage, and the comforts of that state, are settled by Divine wisdom. Though none may break the law of God, yet that perfect rule leaves men at liberty to serve him in the way most suited to their powers and circumstances, of which others often are very unfit judges. All must determine for themselves, seeking counsel from God how they ought to act. | 
