The Believer’s Freedom

23 “I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial.(A) “I have the right to do anything”—but not everything is constructive.

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Christian Liberty

23 “Everything is permissible,”[a][b] but not everything is helpful. “Everything is permissible,”[c] but not everything builds up.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 10:23 Other mss add for me
  2. 1 Corinthians 10:23 See note at 1Co 6:12-13.
  3. 1 Corinthians 10:23 Other mss add for me

23 You say, “I am allowed to do anything”[a]—but not everything is good for you. You say, “I am allowed to do anything”—but not everything is beneficial.

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Footnotes

  1. 10:23 Greek All things are lawful; also in 10:23b.

All to the Glory of God(A)

23 All things are lawful [a]for me, but not all things are (B)helpful; all things are lawful for me, but not all things [b]edify.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 10:23 NU omits for me
  2. 1 Corinthians 10:23 build up