Where a verse leads
1 Corinthians 10:23: Where It Appears, and Where It Leads to Christ
“All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.”1 Corinthians 10:23
1 Corinthians 10:23 is one of the verses The Living Bread keeps returning to. It anchors 4 different readings across the site. Each is listed below, with an honest note on how directly it is read of Christ. Read the verse first, then follow it wherever it leads.
Read it in its place
21 Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord’s table, and of the table of devils. 22 Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he? 23 All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not. 24 Let no man seek his own, but every man another’s wealth. 25 Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, that eat, asking no question for conscience sake:
1 Corinthians 10 · King James Version
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Questions people ask
What does 1 Corinthians 10:23 mean?
1 Corinthians 10:23 is one of the verses The Living Bread returns to again and again, because it opens onto Christ from several directions at once. Read it in its passage above, then follow the collections below to see how it is read across Scripture, each honestly labeled for how directly it speaks of Jesus.
Where is 1 Corinthians 10:23 in the Bible?
1 Corinthians 10:23 is found in the book and chapter named in the reference. You can read the whole chapter, in the King James Version, on The Living Bread.
How does 1 Corinthians 10:23 point to Jesus?
Follow the collections gathered on this page. Each one opens 1 Corinthians 10:23 from a different angle, and together they show how the verse, read in its place, leads to Christ, who said that all the Scriptures speak of Him.