1 Corinthians 10:28 BSB

1 Corinthians 10:28

But if someone tells you, “This food was offered to idols,” then do not eat it, for the sake of the one who told you and for the sake of conscience—

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

But if any man say unto you, This hath been offered in sacrifice, eat not, for his sake that showed it, and for conscience’ sake:

KJV

But if any man say unto you, This is offered in sacrifice unto idols, eat not for his sake that shewed it, and for conscience sake: for the earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof:

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Commentary

2 voices

Tertullian

De Corona (220)

If the creature is defiled by a mere word, as the apostle teaches, "But if any one say, This is offered in sacrifice to idols, you must not touch it," much more when it is polluted by the dress, and rites, and pomp of what is offered to the gods.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

They must not eat it out of religious respect to the idol, nor go into his temple, and hold a feast there, upon what they knew was an idol-sacrifice; nor perhaps out of the temple, if they knew it was a feast held upon a sacrifice, but there were cases wherein they might without sin eat what had been offered.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

This is offered in sacrifice unto idols - While they were not apprized of this circumstance they might lawfully eat; but when told that the flesh set before them had been offered to an idol, then they were not to eat, for the sake of his weak conscience who pointed out the circumstance. For the apostle still takes it for granted that even the flesh offered in sacrifice to an idol might be eaten innocently at any private table, as in that case they were no longer in danger of being partakers with devils, as this was no idol festival.

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Original language & word study

17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἐὰν	ean	If	G1437 →
δέ	de	however	G1161 →
τις	tis	anyone	G5100 →
ὑμῖν	humin	to you	G4771 →
εἴπῃ·	eipē	shall say;	G2036 →
τοῦτο	touto	This	G3778 →
ἱερόθυτόν	hi'erothuton	temple-sacrifice
ἐστιν,	estin	is,	G1510 →
μὴ	mē	not	G3361 →
ἐσθίετε	esthiete	do eat	G2068 →
δι᾽	di᾽	on account of	G1223 →
ἐκεῖνον	ekeinon	him	G1565 →
τὸν	ton	which	G3588 →
μηνύσαντα	mēnusanta	having shown [it]	G3377 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
τὴν	tēn	<the>	G3588 →
συνείδησιν·	suneidēsin	conscience;	G4893 →

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
1 Corinthians 10:26
for, “The earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness thereof.”
leads to
- Psalms 24:1
  The earth is the LORD’s, and the fullness thereof, the world and all who dwell therein.
- Psalms 50:12
  If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for the world is Mine, and the fullness thereof.
- Exodus 19:5
  Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine.
Through
Romans 14:15
If 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.
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 8:11–12
  So this weak brother, for whom Christ died, is destroyed by your knowledge.
- Philippians 2:2–4
  then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being united in spirit and purpose.
- Galatians 5:13
  For you, brothers, were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve one another in love.
Through
1 Corinthians 8:7
But not everyone has this knowledge. Some people are still so accustomed to idols that they eat such food as if it were sacrificed to an idol. And since their conscience is weak, it…
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 10:28–29
  But if someone tells you, “This food was offered to idols,” then do not eat it, for the sake of the one who told you and for the sake of conscience—
- Romans 14:14
  I am convinced and fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean.

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