1 Corinthians 10:23 meaning and explanation

“Everything is permissible,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible,” but not everything is edifying.

1 Corinthians 10:23, Berean Standard Bible

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Paul is writing to the Corinthian believers, who lived among temples and market meat that had been offered to idols. Some quoted a slogan, "Everything is permissible," perhaps appealing to their freedom in Christ.

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