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1 Corinthians 10:23 — King James Version← Study notes

All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.


1 Corinthians 10:23Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Corinthians 10:2312 words
GreekMeaning
ΠάνταPanta
All thingsadjectiveG3956
ἔξεστινexestin
are lawfulverbG1832
ἀλλ’all’
butwordG235
οὐou
notadverbG3756
πάνταpanta
all thingsadjectiveG3956
συμφέρειsympherei
are profitableverbG4851
πάνταpanta
All thingsadjectiveG3956
ἔξεστινexestin
are lawfulverbG1832
ἀλλ’all’
butwordG235
οὐou
notadverbG3756
πάνταpanta
alladjectiveG3956
οἰκοδομεῖoikodomei
edifyverbG3618
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

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,…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 24 on First Corinthians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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Adam SmithNote3mo ago
Transformation through the Word - 1 Corinthians 10
I love how this passage doesn't shy away from the difficulty of obedience. God is faithful in every circumstance. We bring nothing; He provides everything. I think this is a call to trust beyond what ...
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