1 CORINTHIANS 10:23 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.”
'I have the right to do anything,' you say—but not everything is beneficial. 'I have the right to do anything'—but not everything is constructive. — The Corinthian slogan, repeated from 6:12, resurfaces. Exousia (freedom, right) is granted; but sympherō (benefit, advantage) and oikodomē (edification, building up) constrain its exercise. The double repetition emphasizes the non-negotiable qualification.
Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 10:23
“All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not. Let no man seek his own, but each his neighbor's good.” Do you see his exact wisdom? Because it was likely that they might say, “I am perfect and master of myself, and it does me no harm to partake of what is set before me;” “Even so,” says he, “perfect you are and master of yourself; do not however look to this, but whether the result involve not injury,…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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