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1 Corinthians 6:10-12
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
1 Corinthians 6:10-12
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
10 nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor robbers will inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.
Glorify God in Body and Spirit
12 “All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful for me,”[a] but I will not be enslaved by anything.
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- 6.12 This saying is possibly an exaggeration of the freedom from the Mosaic law that Christians enjoyed. The saying has been applied to sinful practices, as is clear from the following verses.
1 Corinthians 6:10-12
New International Version
1 Corinthians 6:10-12
New International Version
10 nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers(A) will inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And that is what some of you were.(B) But you were washed,(C) you were sanctified,(D) you were justified(E) in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
Sexual Immorality
12 “I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial.(F) “I have the right to do anything”—but I will not be mastered by anything.
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