1 Corinthians 6:12

New American Bible - revised edition

“Everything is lawful for me,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is lawful for me,” but I will not let myself be dominated by anything.

Cross References

Leviticus 15:18

If a man has sexual relations with a woman, they shall both bathe in water and be unclean until evening.

John 5:10

So the Jews said to the man who was cured, “It is the sabbath, and it is not lawful for you to carry your mat.”

Romans 7:14

We know that the law is spiritual; but I am carnal, sold into slavery to sin.

1 Corinthians 8:4

So about the eating of meat sacrificed to idols: we know that “there is no idol in the world,” and that “there is no God but one.”

1 Corinthians 9:12

If others share this rightful claim on you, do not we still more? Reason for Not Using His Rights. Yet we have not used this right. On the contrary, we endure everything so as not to place an obstacle to the gospel of Christ.

1 Corinthians 9:27

No, I drive my body and train it, for fear that, after having preached to others, I myself should be disqualified.

2 Thessalonians 3:9

Not that we do not have the right. Rather, we wanted to present ourselves as a model for you, so that you might imitate us.

Jude 1:12

These are blemishes on your love feasts, as they carouse fearlessly and look after themselves. They are waterless clouds blown about by winds, fruitless trees in late autumn, twice dead and uprooted.