All things are lawful for me, but all things are not profitable. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be mastered by anything.

But beware lest somehow this liberty of yours become a stumbling block to those who are weak.

But if your brother is grieved on account of your food, you are no longer walking according to love. Do not destroy with your food the one on behalf of whom Christ died.

Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All things indeed are clean, but [are] evil for the man eating with offense.

Now concerning the things offered to idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love edifies.

But he who prophesies speaks edification and exhortation and comfort.

Now I wish you all spoke in tongues, but even more that you should prophesy; for he who prophesies is greater than he who speaks in tongues, unless he interprets, so that the church may receive edification.

Therefore let us pursue the things [which make] for peace and the things by which one may edify another.

We then who are strong are obligated to bear with the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, leading to edification.

Again, do you think that we are defending ourselves to you? We speak before God in Christ. But we do all things, beloved, for your edification.

Let no corrupt word proceed from your mouth, but only what is good for edification, that it may give grace to them that hear.

Therefore comfort each other and edify one another, just as you also are doing.

nor to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which cause disputes rather than godly edification which is in faith.