Berean Standard Bible
““Everything is permissible,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible,” but not everything is edifying.”
Paul is discussing whether Christians may eat meat that was offered to idols, a live issue in Corinth's markets and temples. He affirms that idols are nothing but urges consideration of how one's actions affect others.
Open Study notes above for the full note.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
“Everything is permissible,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible,” but not everything is edifying.
World English Bible (WEB)
“All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are profitable. “All things are lawful for me,” but not all things build up.
King James Version (KJV)
All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.
American Standard Version (ASV)
All things are lawful; but not all things are expedient. All things are lawful; but not all things edify.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
We are free to do all things, but there are things which it is not wise to do. We are free to do all things, but not all things are for the common good.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
All things to me are lawful, but all things are not profitable; all things to me are lawful, but all things do not build up;
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Todo me es lícito, mas no todo conviene: todo me es lícito, mas no todo edifica.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Es verdad que «todo está permitido», pero no todo es provechoso ni edifica a los demás.
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