Do All to the Glory of God
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All things are lawful for me, but not all things are l helpful; all things are lawful for me, but not all things edify.
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Let no one seek his own, but each one m the other's well-being.
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n Eat whatever is sold in the meat market, asking no questions for conscience' sake;
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for o "the earth is the LORD's, and all its fullness."
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If any of those who do not believe invites you to dinner, and you desire to go, p eat whatever is set before you, asking no question for conscience' sake.
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But if anyone says to you, "This was offered to idols," do not eat it q for the sake of the one who told you, and for conscience' sake; for r "the earth is the LORD's, and all its fullness."
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"Conscience," I say, not your own, but that of the other. For s why is my liberty judged by another man's conscience?
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But if I partake with thanks, why am I evil spoken of for the food t over which I give thanks?
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u Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
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v Give no offense, either to the Jews or to the Greeks or to the church of God,
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just w as I also please all men in all things, not seeking my own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved.
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Imitate a me, just as I also imitate Christ.
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1 Corinthians 6:12
All things are lawful for me, but all things are not helpful. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.
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Philippians 2:4
Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.
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1 Timothy 4:4
For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be refused if it is received with thanksgiving.
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Exodus 19:5
Now therefore, if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be a special treasure to Me above all people; for all the earth is Mine.
Psalms 24:1
The earth is the LORD's, and all its fullness, The world and those who dwell therein.
Psalms 50:12
If I were hungry, I would not tell you; For the world is Mine, and all its fullness.
1 Timothy 4:4
For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be refused if it is received with thanksgiving.
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Luke 10:7
And remain in the same house, eating and drinking such things as they give, for the laborer is worthy of his wages. Do not go from house to house.
Luke 10:8
Whatever city you enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you.
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1 Corinthians 8:7
However, there is not in everyone that knowledge; for some, with consciousness of the idol, until now eat it as a thing offered to an idol; and their conscience, being weak, is defiled.
1 Corinthians 8:10
For if anyone sees you who have knowledge eating in an idol's temple, will not the conscience of him who is weak be emboldened to eat those things offered to idols?
1 Corinthians 8:12
But when you thus sin against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ.
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Deuteronomy 10:14
Indeed heaven and the highest heavens belong to the LORD your God, also the earth with all that is in it.
Psalms 24:1
The earth is the LORD's, and all its fullness, The world and those who dwell therein.
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Romans 14:16
Therefore do not let your good be spoken of as evil.
1 Corinthians 9:19
For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win the more.
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Romans 14:6
He who observes the day, observes it to the Lord; and he who does not observe the day, to the Lord he does not observe it. He who eats, eats to the Lord, for he gives God thanks; and he who does not eat, to the Lord he does not eat, and gives God thanks.
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Colossians 3:17
And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
1 Peter 4:11
If anyone speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God. If anyone ministers, let him do it as with the ability which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.
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Romans 14:13
Therefore let us not judge one another anymore, but rather resolve this, not to put a stumbling block or a cause to fall in our brother's way.
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Romans 15:2
Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, leading to edification.
1 Corinthians 9:22
To the weak I became as weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.
Galatians 1:10
For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I still pleased men, I would not be a bondservant of Christ.
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Ephesians 5:1
Therefore be imitators of God as dear children.
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