1 Corinthians 6:12 meaning and explanation
“Everything is permissible for me,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible for me,” but I will not be mastered by anything.
1 Corinthians 6:12, Berean Standard Bible
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Paul is answering a slogan the Corinthian believers had adopted, likely twisting his own teaching on freedom in Christ. He quotes it twice, then qualifies it: freedom is real, but not everything builds up, and a Christian must not let any practice become a master.
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