12All 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.


In Context

9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,

10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

11 And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

12 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.

13 Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God will destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for lewdness, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.

14 And God hath both raised up the Lord, and will also raise up us by his own power.

1 Corinthians 6:12 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:12All 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

6:12"Everything is permissible for me"--but not everything is beneficial. "Everything is permissible for me"--but I will not be mastered by anything.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

6:12All 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.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

6:12All 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:12All 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.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

6:12All 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.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:12|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.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

6:12All 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;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:12All 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.