1Cor 7:6, 25, 2Cor 11:17 | ESV | STEP | Now as a concession , not a command , I say this .

1 Corinthians 7:6

6 Now as a concession, ^anot a command, I say this. ^{▼▼Or I say this:}

1 Corinthians 7:25

The Unmarried and the Widowed

25 Now concerning ^{▼▼The expression Now concerning introduces a reply to a question in the Corinthians’ letter; see 7:1} the betrothed, ^{▼▼Greek virgins} ^eI have no command from the Lord, but I give my judgment as ^fone who by the Lord’s mercy is ^gtrustworthy.

2 Corinthians 11:17

17 What I am saying ^hwith this boastful confidence, ⁱI say not as the Lord would ^{▼▼Greek not according to the Lord} but as a fool.