You say,“ I have the right to do anything.” But not everything is helpful. Again you say,“ I have the right to do anything.” But not everything builds us up.

凡事都可行，但不都有益处。凡事都可行，但不都造就人。

“凡事都可行”，但不都有益处；“凡事都可行”，但不都造就人。

“凡事都可行”，但不都有益处；“凡事都可行”，但不都造就人。

凡事我都可以做，但并非事事都有益处；凡事我都可以行，但并非事事都造就人。

什么事情都可以作，但不是都有益处。什么事情都可以作，但不是都能造就人。

“什么事都可以做”，但不都有益处；“什么事都可以做”，但不都造就人。

凡事都可行，但不都有益處。凡事都可行，但不都造就人。

「凡事都可行」，但不都有益處；「凡事都可行」，但不都造就人。

「凡事都可行」，但不都有益處；「凡事都可行」，但不都造就人。

凡事我都可以做，但並非事事都有益處；凡事我都可以行，但並非事事都造就人。

甚麼事情都可以作，但不是都有益處。甚麼事情都可以作，但不是都能造就人。

『凡事都可行』，但不都有益；『凡事都可行』，但不都能建立人。

「什麼事都可以做」，但不都有益處；「什麼事都可以做」，但不都造就人。

物皆相宜、然不盡有益、物皆相宜、然不盡建立、

或以為無不可之物、我則謂不盡有益、或以為無不可之事、我則謂不盡成德、

物於我無不可、但非盡有益、

凡依法之事、未必有益於己，依法之事、未必有益於人也。

“ I have the right to do anything,” you say— but not everything is beneficial.“ I have the right to do anything”— but not everything is constructive.

“ All things are lawful,” but not all things are helpful.“ All things are lawful,” but not all things build up.

You say,“ I am allowed to do anything”— but not everything is good for you. You say,“ I am allowed to do anything”— but not everything is beneficial.

“ Everything is permissible,” but not everything is beneficial.“ Everything is permissible,” but not everything builds up.

All things are permitted, but not all things are of benefit. All things are permitted, but not all things build people up.

All things are lawful for me, but not all things are helpful; all things are lawful for me, but not all things edify.

All things are lawful; but not all things are expedient. All things are lawful; but not all things edify.

“ Everything is permissible,” but not everything is helpful.“ Everything is permissible,” but not everything builds up.

All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.

“ Everything is lawful,” but not everything is beneficial.“ Everything is lawful,” but not everything builds others up.

“ All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are profitable.“ All things are lawful for me,” but not all things build up.

Some of you say,“ I have the right to do anything.” But not everything is helpful. Again some of you say,“ I have the right to do anything.” But I will not be controlled by anything.

But be careful how you use your rights. Be sure you don’t cause someone weaker than you to fall into sin.

Don’t let any evil talk come out of your mouths. Say only what will help to build others up and meet their needs. Then what you say will help those who listen.

So encourage one another with the hope you have. Build each other up. In fact, that’s what you are doing.

You are certainly giving thanks. But no one else is being built up.

Your brother or sister may be upset by what you eat. If they are, you are no longer acting as though you love them. So don’t destroy them by what you eat. Remember that Christ died for them.

So let us do all we can to live in peace. And let us work hard to build up one another.Don’t destroy the work of God because of food. All food is“ clean.” But it’s wrong to eat anything that might cause problems for someone else’s faith.

We who have strong faith should help the weak with their problems. We should not please only ourselves.Each of us should please our neighbors. Let us do what is good for them in order to build them up.

Brothers and sisters, what should we say then? When you come together, each of you brings something. You bring a hymn or a teaching or a message from God. You bring a message in another language or explain what was said in that language. Everything must be done to build up the church.

All this time, have you been thinking that I’ve been speaking up for myself? No, I’ve been speaking with God as my witness. I’ve been speaking like a believer in Christ. Dear friends, everything I do is to help you become stronger.

And command them not to spend their time on stories that are made up. They must not waste time on family histories that never end. These things only lead to fights about ideas. They don’t help God’s work move forward. His work is done by faith.

It’s the same with you. You want the gifts of the Spirit. So try to do your best in using gifts that build up the church.

Now I want to deal with food sacrificed to statues of gods. We know that“ We all have knowledge.” But knowledge makes people proud, while love builds them up.

But the person who prophesies speaks to people. That person prophesies to make people stronger, to give them hope, and to comfort them.Anyone who speaks in other languages builds up only themselves. But the person who prophesies builds up the church.I would like all of you to speak in other languages. But I would rather have you prophesy. The person who prophesies is more helpful than those who speak in other languages. But that is not the case if someone explains what was said in the other languages. Then the whole church can be built up.