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1 Corinthians 6:12
New International Version
1 Corinthians 6:12
New International Version
Sexual Immorality
12 “I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial.(A) “I have the right to do anything”—but I will not be mastered by anything.
1 Corinthians 6:12
Holman Christian Standard Bible
1 Corinthians 6:12
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Glorifying God in Body and Spirit
12 “Everything is permissible(A) for me,”[a] but not everything is helpful. “Everything is permissible for me,” but I will not be brought under the control of anything.
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- 1 Corinthians 6:12 The words in quotation marks are most likely slogans used by some Corinthian Christians and corrected by Paul.
1 Corinthians 6:12
New Living Translation
1 Corinthians 6:12
New Living Translation
Avoiding Sexual Sin
12 You say, “I am allowed to do anything”—but not everything is good for you. And even though “I am allowed to do anything,” I must not become a slave to anything.
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1 Corinthians 6:12
Good News Translation
1 Corinthians 6:12
Good News Translation
Use Your Bodies for God's Glory
12 (A)Someone will say, “I am allowed to do anything.” Yes; but not everything is good for you. I could say that I am allowed to do anything, but I am not going to let anything make me its slave.
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1 Corinthians 6:12
King James Version
1 Corinthians 6:12
King James Version
12 All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.
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