Do All to the Glory of God

^23 (A)“All things are lawful,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful,” but not all things build up.

Flee Sexual Immorality

^12 (A)“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.

⁹ But take care ^(A)that this right of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block ^(B)to the weak.

^29 (A)Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give ^(B)grace to those who hear.

¹⁹ So then let us ^(A)pursue what makes for peace and for ^(B)mutual upbuilding.

^20 (C)Do not, for the sake of food, destroy the work of God. ^(D)Everything is indeed clean, but ^(E)it is wrong for anyone to make another stumble by what he eats.

¹¹ Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.

The Example of Christ

15 ^(A)We who are strong ^(B)have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves. ^2 (C)Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.

¹⁵ For if your brother is grieved by what you eat, ^(A)you are no longer walking in love. ^(B)By what you eat, do not destroy the one for whom Christ died.

¹⁷ For you may be giving thanks well enough, but the other person is not being built up.

Orderly Worship

²⁶ What then, brothers? When you come together, each one has ^(A)a hymn, ^(B)a lesson, ^(C)a revelation, ^(D)a tongue, or ^(E)an interpretation. ^(F)Let all things be done for building up.