1 Corinthians 6:12

New Testament · SCRIPTURE

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

“Everything is permissible for me,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible for me,” but I will not be mastered by anything.

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KJV

King James Version

All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.

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WEB

World English Bible

“All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are expedient. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be brought under the power of anything.

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ASV

American Standard Version

All things are lawful for me; but not all things are expedient. All things are lawful for me; but I will not be brought under the power of any.

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

“All things are lawful to me,” but not all things profit. “All things are lawful to me,” but I will not be mastered by anything.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

1 Corinthians 6

¹⁰ nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.

¹¹ And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

¹² “Everything is permissible for me,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible for me,” but I will not be mastered by anything.

¹³ “Food for the stomach and the stomach for food,” but God will destroy them both. The body is not intended for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.

¹⁴ By His power God raised the Lord from the dead, and He will raise us also.

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