1 Corinthians 10:23
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Corinthians 10:23 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Corinthians 10:23 is a verse from the book of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not. ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Corinthians 10:23 — KJV
“All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not. expedient: or, profitable”
— 1 Corinthians 10:23 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 10:23 in Context — About the Book of 1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians is pastoral surgery on a gifted, divided, messy church — addressing factions, immorality, lawsuits, worship chaos, and doubts about resurrection. It contains the love chapter read at countless weddings and the Bible's fullest teaching on spiritual gifts and the resurrection body.
Cross-References for 1 Corinthians 10:23
“All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any. expedient: or, profitable”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 10:23: things, lawful, expedient
“So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 10:23: things, profitable
“Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 10:23: things, edify
“Again, think ye that we excuse ourselves unto you? we speak before God in Christ: but we do all things, dearly beloved, for your edifying.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 10:23: things, edify
“For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come. little: or, for a little time”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 10:23: things, profitable
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