1 Corinthians 6:12

World English Bible (WEB)

“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.

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10 nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor slanderers, nor extortionists, will inherit God’s Kingdom.

11 Some of you were such, but you were washed. You were sanctified. You were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and in the Spirit of our God.

12 “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.

13 “Foods for the belly, and the belly for foods,” but God will bring to nothing both it and them. But the body is not for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.

14 Now God raised up the Lord, and will also raise us up by his power.

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1 Corinthians 6:12 in every translation

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.
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.
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.
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.