1 Corinthians 6:12

Flee Sexual Immorality

6:12 “All things are lawful for me” ¹  – but not everything is beneficial. “All things are lawful for me” – but I will not be controlled by anything.

1 Corinthians 8:9

8:9 But be careful that this liberty of yours does not become a hindrance to the weak.

Romans 14:15

14:15 For if your brother or sister ²  is distressed because of what you eat, ³  you are no longer walking in love. ⁴  Do not destroy by your food someone for whom Christ died.

Romans 14:20

14:20 Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. For although all things are clean, ⁵  it is wrong to cause anyone to stumble by what you eat.

¹ sn All things are lawful for me. In the expressions in vv. 12-13 within quotation marks, Paul cites certain slogans the Corinthians apparently used to justify their behavior. Paul agrees with the slogans in part, but corrects them to show how the Corinthians have misused these ideas.

² tn Grk “brother.”

³ tn Grk “on account of food.”

⁴ tn Grk “according to love.”

⁵ sn Here clean refers to food being ceremonially clean.