11 And such were (A)some of you. (B)But you were washed, but you were [a]sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.

Glorify God in Body and Spirit

12 (C)All things are lawful for me, but all things are not [b]helpful. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of [c]any. 13 (D)Foods for the stomach and the stomach for foods, but God will destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for (E)sexual immorality but (F)for the Lord, (G)and the Lord for the body.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 6:11 set apart
  2. 1 Corinthians 6:12 profitable
  3. 1 Corinthians 6:12 Or anything

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

Sexual Immorality

12 “I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial.(E) “I have the right to do anything”—but I will not be mastered by anything. 13 You say, “Food for the stomach and the stomach for food, and God will destroy them both.”(F) The body, however, is not meant for sexual immorality but for the Lord,(G) and the Lord for the body.

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