King James Bible
KJVAll 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.
Translation Comparison
1 Corinthians 6:12
Explore this verse across multiple translations to discover the richness and depth of Scripture.
Quick Overview
The verse 1 Corinthians 6:12 varies across translations. For example, the KJV emphasizes certain traditional terms, while the ASV offers a more literal rendering. This page provides a side-by-side comparison of all available translations to highlight these nuances.
| Translation | Verse Text | Copy |
|---|---|---|
King James BibleKJV | 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. | |
American Standard VersionASV | All things are lawful for me; but not all things are expedient. All things are lawful for me; but I will not be brought under the power of any. | |
Douay Rheims BibleDRB | All things are lawful to me, but all things are not expedient. All things are lawful to me, but I will not be brought under the power of any. | |
Darby Bible TranslationDBT | All things are lawful to me, but all things do not profit; all things are lawful to me, but I will not be brought under the power of any. | |
English Revised VersionERV | All things are lawful for me; but not all things are expedient. All things are lawful for me; but I will not be brought under the power of any. | |
Webster Bible TranslationWBT | All things are lawful to me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any. | |
World English BibleWEB | |All things are lawful for me,| but not all things are expedient. |All things are lawful for me,| but I will not be brought under the power of anything. | |
Young's Literal TranslationYLT | All things are lawful to me, but all things are not profitable; all things are lawful to me, but I — I will not be under authority by any; | |
American King James VersionAKJV | All things are lawful to me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any. | |
Weymouth New TestamentWNT | Everything is allowable to me, but not everything is profitable. Everything is allowable to me, but to nothing will I become a slave. |
American Standard Version
ASVAll things are lawful for me; but not all things are expedient. All things are lawful for me; but I will not be brought under the power of any.
Douay Rheims Bible
DRBAll things are lawful to me, but all things are not expedient. All things are lawful to me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.
Darby Bible Translation
DBTAll things are lawful to me, but all things do not profit; all things are lawful to me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.
English Revised Version
ERVAll things are lawful for me; but not all things are expedient. All things are lawful for me; but I will not be brought under the power of any.
Webster Bible Translation
WBTAll things are lawful to me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.
World English Bible
WEB|All things are lawful for me,| but not all things are expedient. |All things are lawful for me,| but I will not be brought under the power of anything.
Young's Literal Translation
YLTAll things are lawful to me, but all things are not profitable; all things are lawful to me, but I — I will not be under authority by any;
American King James Version
AKJVAll things are lawful to me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.
Weymouth New Testament
WNTEverything is allowable to me, but not everything is profitable. Everything is allowable to me, but to nothing will I become a slave.
King James Bible
KJVAll 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.
American Standard Version
ASVAll things are lawful for me; but not all things are expedient. All things are lawful for me; but I will not be brought under the power of any.
Douay Rheims Bible
DRBAll things are lawful to me, but all things are not expedient. All things are lawful to me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.
Darby Bible Translation
DBTAll things are lawful to me, but all things do not profit; all things are lawful to me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.
English Revised Version
ERVAll things are lawful for me; but not all things are expedient. All things are lawful for me; but I will not be brought under the power of any.
Webster Bible Translation
WBTAll things are lawful to me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.
World English Bible
WEB|All things are lawful for me,| but not all things are expedient. |All things are lawful for me,| but I will not be brought under the power of anything.
Young's Literal Translation
YLTAll things are lawful to me, but all things are not profitable; all things are lawful to me, but I — I will not be under authority by any;
American King James Version
AKJVAll things are lawful to me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.
Weymouth New Testament
WNTEverything is allowable to me, but not everything is profitable. Everything is allowable to me, but to nothing will I become a slave.