KJV:
But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment.
NASB:
But this I say by way of concession, not of command.
KJV:
I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.
NASB:
But I say to the unmarried and to widows that it is good for them if they remain even as I.
KJV:
But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away.
NASB:
But 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 must not divorce her.
KJV:
And this I speak for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that which is comely, and that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction.
NASB:
This I say for your own benefit; not to put a restraint upon you, but to promote what is appropriate and to secure undistracted devotion to the Lord.
KJV:
For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,)
NASB:
For even if there are so-called gods whether in heaven or on earth, as indeed there are many gods and many lords,
KJV:
Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also?
NASB:
I am not speaking these things according to human judgment, am I? Or does not the Law also say these things?
KJV:
Or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope.
NASB:
Or is He speaking altogether for our sake? Yes, for our sake it was written, because the plowman ought to plow in hope, and the thresher to thresh in hope of sharing the crops.
KJV:
I speak as to wise men; judge ye what I say.
NASB:
I speak as to wise men; you judge what I say.
KJV:
But if any man say unto you, This is offered in sacrifice unto idols, eat not for his sake that shewed it, and for conscience sake: for the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof:
NASB:
But if anyone says to you, "This is meat sacrificed to idols," do not eat it, for the sake of the one who informed you, and for conscience' sake;