'Lawful' in the Bible
Also we inform you, as regards all the priests and Levites, singers, doorkeepers, Nethinim, and ministers of this house of God, it shall not be lawful to impose tribute, tax, and toll upon them.
But the Pharisees, seeing it, said to him, Behold, thy disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on sabbath.
How he entered into the house of God, and ate the shewbread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those with him, but for the priests only?
And behold, there was a man having his hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath? that they might accuse him.
How much better then is a man than a sheep! So that it is lawful to do well on the sabbath.
For John said to him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.
And the Pharisees came to him tempting him, and saying, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?
is it not lawful for me to do what I will in my own affairs? Is thine eye evil because I am good?
tell us therefore what thou thinkest: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?
And the chief priests took the pieces of silver and said, It is not lawful to cast them into the Corban, since it is the price of blood.
And the Pharisees said to him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath what is not lawful?
how he entered into the house of God, in the section of Abiathar the high priest, and ate the shew-bread, which it is not lawful unless for the priests to eat, and gave even to those that were with him?
And he says to them, Is it lawful on the sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill? But they were silent.
For John said to Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have the wife of thy brother.
And Pharisees coming to him asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? (tempting him).
And they come and say to him, Teacher, we know that thou art true, and carest not for any one; for thou regardest not men's person, but teachest the way of God with truth: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar or not?
But some of the Pharisees said to them, Why do ye what is not lawful to do on the sabbath?
how he entered into the house of God and took the shewbread and ate, and gave to those also who were with him, which it is not lawful that any eat, unless the priests alone?
Jesus therefore said to them, I will ask you if it is lawful on the sabbath to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy it?
And Jesus answering spoke unto the doctors of the law and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath?
Is it lawful for us to give tribute to Caesar, or not?
and announce customs which it is not lawful for us to receive nor practise, being Romans.
But as they stretched him forward with the thongs, Paul said to the centurion who stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman and uncondemned?
All things are lawful to me, but all things do not profit; all things are lawful to me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.
All things are lawful, but all are not profitable; all things are lawful, but all do not edify.