If a man sleeps with a woman and has a flow of semen, then both the man and the woman must bathe in water. They will be unclean until evening.
1 Corinthians 6:12 - Easy To Read Version “All things are allowed for me.” But not all things are good. “All things are allowed for me.” But I will not let anything be my master. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Everything is permissible (allowable and lawful) for me; but not all things are helpful (good for me to do, expedient and profitable when considered with other things). Everything is lawful for me, but I will not become the slave of anything or be brought under its power. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible I have the freedom to do anything, but not everything is helpful. I have the freedom to do anything, but I won’t be controlled by anything. Catholic Public Domain Version All is lawful to me, but not all is expedient. All is lawful to me, but I will not be driven back by the authority of anyone. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version All things are lawful to me, but all things are not expedient. All things are lawful to me, but I will not be brought under the power of any. |
If a man sleeps with a woman and has a flow of semen, then both the man and the woman must bathe in water. They will be unclean until evening.
So some Jews said to the man that had been healed, “Today is the Sabbath. It is against our law for you to carry your bed on the Sabbath day.”
We know that the law {\cf2\super [57]} is spiritual. But I am not spiritual. Sin rules me like I am its slave.
So \{this is what I say\} about eating meat: We know that an idol {\cf2\super [48]} is really nothing in the world. And we know that there is only one God.
When you sin against your brothers and sisters in Christ like this and you hurt them by causing them to do things they feel are wrong, then you are also sinning against Christ.
It is my own body that I hit. I make it my slave. I do this so that I myself will not be thrown out \{by God\} after I have told other people \{about his blessings\}.
We had the right \{to ask you to help us\}. But \{we worked to take care of ourselves\} so that we would be an example for you to follow.