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10 nor thieves, nor greedy ones— not drunkards, not revilers, not swindlers— will inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And some of you were these things. But you washed-them-away[a], but you were sanctified[b], but you were declared-righteous in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.

Do Not Be Sexually Immoral

12 “All[c] things are lawful[d] to me”, but not all things are beneficial[e]. “All things are lawful to me”, but I will not be mastered by any.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 6:11 Or, washed-away your sins; washed yourselves.
  2. 1 Corinthians 6:11 Or, made holy.
  3. 1 Corinthians 6:12 Paul may have said this to the Corinthians about Jewish food restrictions, as he does in 10:23. But they were wrongly applying it to sexual matters.
  4. 1 Corinthians 6:12 Or, permitted. Paul may be quoting their slogan.
  5. 1 Corinthians 6:12 Or, useful, profitable, advantageous.

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