If a man lies with a woman and there is an emission of semen, they shall both bathe themselves in water, and be unclean until the evening.
1 Corinthians 6:12 - Tree of Life Version “Everything is permitted for me”—but not everything is helpful. “Everything is permitted for me”—but I will not be controlled 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 there is an emission of semen, they shall both bathe themselves in water, and be unclean until the evening.
so Judean leaders were saying to the man who was healed, “It’s Shabbat! It’s not permitted for you to carry your mat.”
For we know that the Torah is spiritual; but I am of the flesh, sold to sin.
Therefore concerning the eating of idol sacrifices, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no God but one.
If others have a share in this claim over you, shouldn’t we even more? Nevertheless we did not use this right, but we put up with all things so that we cause no hindrance to the Good News of Messiah.
Rather, I punish my body and bring it into submission, so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified.
It wasn’t that we had no right, but rather to offer ourselves as an example for you to imitate.
These people are hidden rocky reefs at your love feasts—shamelessly feasting with you, tending only to themselves. They are waterless clouds, carried along by winds; fruitless trees in late autumn, doubly dead, uprooted;