1Cor 10:23 | NETfull | STEP | “Everything is lawful,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is lawful,” but not everything builds others up.

1 Corinthians 10:23

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23 “Everything is lawful,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is lawful,” ^{▼▼ “Everything is lawful.” Here again Paul cites certain slogans the Corinthians used to justify their behavior (cf. 6:12–13; 7:1; 8:1, 4). Paul agrees with the slogans in part, but corrects them to show how the Corinthians have misused these ideas.} but not everything builds others up. ^{▼▼ Grk “builds up.” The object “others” is not expressed but is implied, as v. 24 shows. Paul picks up a theme he introduced at the start of this section of the letter (8:1).}