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1 Corinthians 10:22-24
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22 Or are we trying to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we really stronger than he is?[a]

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23 “Everything is lawful,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is lawful,”[b] but not everything builds others up.[c] 24 Do not seek your own good, but the good of the other person.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 10:22 tn The question in Greek expects a negative answer (“We are not stronger than he is, are we?”).
  2. 1 Corinthians 10:23 sn “Everything is lawful.” Here again Paul cites certain slogans the Corinthians used to justify their behavior (cf. 6:12-13; 7:1; 8:1, 4). Paul agrees with the slogans in part, but corrects them to show how the Corinthians have misused these ideas.
  3. 1 Corinthians 10:23 tn Grk “builds up.” The object “others” is not expressed but is implied, as v. 24 shows. Paul picks up a theme he introduced at the start of this section of the letter (8:1).
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