1 Corinthians 6:12

Glorifying God in Body and Spirit

12 “Everything is permissible t for me,” u but not everything is helpful. “Everything is permissible for me,” but I will not be brought under the control of anything.

1 Corinthians 6:12 — The New International Version (NIV)

12 “I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial. “I have the right to do anything”—but I will not be mastered by anything.

1 Corinthians 6:12 — English Standard Version (ESV)

12 “All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be dominated by anything.

1 Corinthians 6:12 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

12 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.

1 Corinthians 6:12 — New Living Translation (NLT)

12 You say, “I am allowed to do anything”—but not everything is good for you. And even though “I am allowed to do anything,” I must not become a slave to anything.

1 Corinthians 6:12 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

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

1 Corinthians 6:12 — New Century Version (NCV)

12 “I am allowed to do all things,” but not all things are good for me to do. “I am allowed to do all things,” but I will not let anything make me its slave.

1 Corinthians 6:12 — American Standard Version (ASV)

12 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.

1 Corinthians 6:12 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

12 All things are lawful to me, but all things do not profit; all things are lawful to me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.

1 Corinthians 6:12 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

12 Someone may say, “I’m allowed to do anything,” but not everything is helpful. I’m allowed to do anything, but I won’t allow anything to gain control over my life.

1 Corinthians 6:12 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

12 “All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are beneficial. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be dominated by anything.

1 Corinthians 6:12 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

12 All things are permitted for me, but not all things are profitable. All things are permitted for me, but I will not be controlled by anything.

1 Corinthians 6:12 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

12 Some of you say, “Everything is permitted for me.” But not everything is good for me. Again some of you say, “Everything is permitted for me.” But I will not be controlled by anything.

1 Corinthians 6:12 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

12 All things are lawful for me, but not all things are profitable. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be mastered by anything.

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t	Jn 18:31
u	6:12–13 The words in quotation marks are most likely slogans used by some Corinthian Christians and corrected by Paul.