1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians 6:12
12“Everything is permissible for me,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible for me,” but I will not be mastered by anything.
Word by word
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| 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 |
| for me | μοι | moi | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| 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 |
| for me | μοι | moi | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| but | ἀλλ’ | all’ | Conjunction | G235 but, except |
| I | ἐγὼ | egō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| will not be mastered | ἐξουσιασθήσομαι | exousiasthēsomai | Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 1st Person Singular | G1850 I exercise authority |
| by | ὑπό | hypo | Preposition | G5259 by, under, about |
| anything | τινος | tinos | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G5100 any one, some one |
Cross-references
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1 Corinthians 10:23–33 · 1 Corinthians 9:27 · Hebrews 12:15–16 · Romans 14:14–23 · 1 Corinthians 8:7–13 · 2 Thessalonians 3:9 · Jude 1:12 · 1 Corinthians 8:4 · 1 Corinthians 9:12 · Romans 7:14
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.