1 Corinthians 6:10-12

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

¹⁰nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor robbers will inherit the kingdom of God. ¹¹And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.

Glorify God in Body and Spirit

¹²“All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful for me,”^[a] but I will not be enslaved by anything.

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Footnotes

6.12 This saying is possibly an exaggeration of the freedom from the Mosaic law that Christians enjoyed. The saying has been applied to sinful practices, as is clear from the following verses.

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSVCE)

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