1 Corinthians 10:23 BSB

Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Πάντα	Panta	All things	G3956 →
ἔξεστιν	exestin	are lawful	G1832 →
ἀλλ᾽	all᾽	but	G235 →
οὐ	ou	not	G3756 →
πάντα	panta	all things	G3956 →
συμφέρει·	sumpherei	are profitable;	G4851 →
πάντα	panta	All things	G3956 →
ἔξεστιν	exestin	are lawful	G1832 →
ἀλλ᾽	all᾽	but	G235 →
οὐ	ou	not	G3756 →
πάντα	panta	all	G3956 →
οἰκοδομεῖ.	oikodomei	edify.	G3618 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Ephesians 4:29
Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.
leads to
- Colossians 4:6
  Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:11
  Therefore encourage and build one another up, just as you are already doing.
- Ecclesiastes 10:12
  The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him.
- Proverbs 15:7
  The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the hearts of fools.
- Colossians 3:8–9
  But now you must put aside all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.
Through
1 Thessalonians 5:11
Therefore encourage and build one another up, just as you are already doing.
leads to
- Ephesians 4:29
  Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.
- Romans 15:2
  Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.
- Hebrews 10:25
  Let us not neglect meeting together, as some have made a habit, but let us encourage one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching.

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

1 Corinthians 6:12“Everything is permissible for me,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible for me,” but I will not be mastered by anything.1 Corinthians 8:9Be careful, however, that your freedom does not become a stumbling block to the weak.Ephesians 4:29Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.Romans 14:19–20So then, let us pursue what leads to peace and to mutual edification.Titus 1:15To the pure, all things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure. Indeed, both their minds and their consciences are defiled.1 Thessalonians 5:11Therefore encourage and build one another up, just as you are already doing.Romans 15:1–2We who are strong ought to bear with the shortcomings of the weak and not to please ourselves.Jude 1:20But you, beloved, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit,1 Timothy 4:4For every creation of God is good, and nothing that is received with thanksgiving should be rejected,Romans 14:15If your brother is distressed by what you eat, you are no longer acting in love. Do not by your eating destroy your brother, for whom Christ died.1 Corinthians 14:17You may be giving thanks well enough, but the other one is not edified.1 Corinthians 14:26What then shall we say, brothers? When you come together, everyone has a psalm or a teaching, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. All of these must be done to build up the church.1 Corinthians 14:3But he who prophesies speaks to men for their edification, encouragement, and comfort.Genesis 9:3Everything that lives and moves will be food for you; just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you all things.1 Corinthians 14:12It is the same with you. Since you are eager to have spiritual gifts, strive to excel in gifts that build up the church.1 Timothy 1:4or devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculation rather than the stewardship of God’s work, which is by faith.2 Corinthians 12:1I must go on boasting. Although there is nothing to gain, I will go on to visions and revelations from the Lord.1 Corinthians 14:3–5But he who prophesies speaks to men for their edification, encouragement, and comfort.