1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians 10:23–24

²³“Everything is permissible,”^d but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible,” but not everything is edifying. ²⁴No one should seek his own good, but the good of others.

Footnotes

d 10:23 Or “All things are lawful,” twice in this verse

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1 Corinthians 10:23

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Everything	Πάντα	Panta	Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
is permissible	ἔξεστιν	exestin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1832 it is permitted, lawful, possible
but	ἀλλ’	all’	Conjunction	G235 but, except
not	οὐ	ou	Adverb	G3756 no, not
everything	πάντα	panta	Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
is beneficial	συμφέρει	sympherei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G4851 I collect, am profitable to
Everything	Πάντα	Panta	Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
is permissible	ἔξεστιν	exestin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1832 it is permitted, lawful, possible
but	ἀλλ’	all’	Conjunction	G235 but, except
not	οὐ	ou	Adverb	G3756 no, not
everything	πάντα	panta	Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
is edifying	οἰκοδομεῖ	oikodomei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3618 I build, build up, edify

1 Corinthians 10:24

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
No one	μηδεὶς	mēdeis	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3367 no one, nothing
should seek	ζητείτω	zēteitō	Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2212 I seek, search for, desire
his own	ἑαυτοῦ	heautou	Reflexive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G1438 himself, herself, itself
but	ἀλλὰ	alla	Conjunction	G235 but, except
of others	ἑτέρου	heterou	Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2087 another, different

Cross-references

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1 Corinthians 10:23 1 Corinthians 6:12 · 1 Corinthians 8:9 · Ephesians 4:29 · Romans 14:19–20 · 1 Thessalonians 5:11 · Romans 15:1–2 · Romans 14:15 · 1 Corinthians 14:17 · 1 Corinthians 14:26 · 1 Corinthians 14:12 · 1 Timothy 1:4

1 Corinthians 10:24 Romans 15:1–2 · Philippians 2:4–5 · 1 Corinthians 10:33 · Philippians 2:21 · 1 Corinthians 9:19–23 · 1 Corinthians 13:5 · 2 Corinthians 12:14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.