"Everything is permissible for me," but not everything is beneficial. "Everything is permissible for me," but I will not be mastered by anything.
Cross References
John 5:10so the Jews said to the man who had been healed, "This is the Sabbath! It is unlawful for you to carry your mat."
1 Corinthians 10:23"Everything is permissible," but not everything is beneficial. "Everything is permissible," but not everything is edifying.
Treasury of Scripture
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.
things are lawful.
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.
Romans 14:14
I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean.
are not.
1 Corinthians 8:4,7-13
As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one…
1 Corinthians 9:12
If others be partakers of this power over you, are not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this power; but suffer all things, lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ.
1 Corinthians 10:24-33
Let no man seek his own, but every man another's wealth…
but I.
1 Corinthians 9:27
But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.
Romans 7:14
For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.
Hebrews 12:15,16
Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled; …
