1 Corinthians 6:12

Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

“Everything is permissible for me,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible for me,” but I will not be mastered by anything.

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10 nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.

11 And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

12 “Everything is permissible for me,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible for me,” but I will not be mastered by anything.

13 “Food for the stomach and the stomach for food,” but God will destroy them both. The body is not intended for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.

14 By His power God raised the Lord from the dead, and He will raise us also.

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1 Corinthians 6:12 in every translation

BSB Berean Standard Bible: “Everything is permissible for me,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible for me,” but I will not be mastered by anything.
KJV King James Version: 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.
WEB World English Bible: “All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are expedient. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be brought under the power of anything.
ASV American Standard Version: All things are lawful for me; but not all things are expedient. All things are lawful for me; but I will not be brought under the power of any.
YLT Young's Literal Translation: All things are lawful to me, but all things are not profitable; all things are lawful to me, but I — I will not be under authority by any;
DBY Darby Translation: All things are lawful to me, but all things do not profit; all things are lawful to me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.
WBS Webster Bible: All things are lawful to me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.