Other translations
American Standard Version
But this I say by way of concession, not of commandment.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
I say this as to the weak, not by commandment.
Darby Bible Translation
But this I say, as consenting to, not as commanding it.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
But I speak this by indulgence, not by commandment.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
But this I say by way of permission, not of commandment.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
Now as a concession, not a command, I say this.
God's Word
What I have just said is not meant as a command but as a suggestion.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
I say the following as a concession, not as a command.
International Standard Version
But I say this as a concession, not as a command.
NET Bible
I say this as a concession, not as a command.
New American Standard Bible
But this I say by way of concession, not of command.
New International Version
I say this as a concession, not as a command.
New Living Translation
I say this as a concession, not as a command.
Webster's Bible Translation
But I speak this by permission, and not as a commandment.
Weymouth New Testament
Thus much in the way of concession, not of command.
The World English Bible
But this I say by way of concession, not of commandment.