Patently Absurd (Rewind)

All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient, 1 Corinthians 10:23 KJV Are lawful – The Greek word (sunphero) is a combination word. It comes from sun (which means “together”) and phero (which means “to bring”). We get the English word “sum” – adding up things – from this Greek prefix…

Patently Absurd

All things are lawful for me, but not all things are expedient,  1 Corinthians 10:23 NASB Are lawful – The Greek word (sumphero) is a combination word.  It comes from sum (which means “together”) and phero (which means “to bring”).  We get the English word “sum” – adding up things – from this Greek prefix. …

Missing Punctuation

All things are lawful for me, but not all things are profitable.  All things are lawful for me, but I will not be mastered by anything.  1 Corinthians 6:12 Lawful – Brian Rosner makes an off-hand remark about this passage that deserves considerably more attention.  He says, “Apparently some Corinthians were eating in pagan temples…