If a man lies with a woman and has an emission of semen, both of them shall bathe themselves in water and be unclean until the evening.
1 Corinthians 6:12 - English Standard Version 2016 “All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be dominated by anything. 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 lies with a woman and has an emission of semen, both of them shall bathe themselves in water and be unclean until the evening.
So the Jews said to the man who had been healed, “It is the Sabbath, and it is not lawful for you to take up your bed.”
For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am of the flesh, sold under sin.
Therefore, as to the eating of food offered to idols, we know that “an idol has no real existence,” and that “there is no God but one.”
If others share this rightful claim on you, do not we even more? Nevertheless, we have not made use of this right, but we endure anything rather than put an obstacle in the way of the gospel of Christ.
But I discipline my body and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified.
It was not because we do not have that right, but to give you in ourselves an example to imitate.
These are hidden reefs at your love feasts, as they feast with you without fear, shepherds feeding themselves; waterless clouds, swept along by winds; fruitless trees in late autumn, twice dead, uprooted;