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1 Corinthians 6:12

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Glorifying God in Body and Spirit

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

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Footnotes

  1. u6:12–13 The words in quotation marks are most likely slogans used by some Corinthian Christians and corrected by Paul.

Cross references

  1. t6:12 Jn 18:31

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“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.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“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.

CSBChristian 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.

NLTNew Living Translation

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.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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.

KJV 1900King 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.