KJV King James Version
If any of them that believe not bid you [to a feast], and ye be disposed to go; whatsoever is set before you, eat, asking no question for conscience sake.
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1 Corinthians 10:27
If any of them that believe not bid you [to a feast], and ye be disposed to go; whatsoever is set before you, eat, asking no question for conscience sake.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
If an unbeliever invites you to a meal and you want to go, eat anything set before you without raising questions of conscience.
WEB World English Bible
But if one of those who don’t believe invites you to a meal, and you are inclined to go, eat whatever is set before you, asking no questions for the sake of conscience.
ASV American Standard Version
If one of them that believe not biddeth you to a feast, and ye are disposed to go; whatsoever is set before you, eat, asking no question for conscience’ sake.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and if any one of the unbelieving do call you, and ye wish to go, all that is set before you eat, nothing inquiring, because of the conscience;
Surrounding context — 1 Corinthians 10
24 Let no man seek his own, but every man another’s [wealth].
25 Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, [that] eat, asking no question for conscience sake:
26 For the earth [is] the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof.
27 If any of them that believe not bid you [to a feast], and ye be disposed to go; whatsoever is set before you, eat, asking no question for conscience sake.
28 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:
29 Conscience, I say, not thine own, but of the other: for why is my liberty judged of another [man’s] conscience?
30 For if I by grace be a partaker, why am I evil spoken of for that for which I give thanks?
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ΕἴG1487 · eiifτιςG5100 · tisoneκαλεῖG2564 · kaleōto call: callὑμᾶςG4771 · suyouτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀπίστωνG571 · apistosunbelievingκαὶG2532 · kaiandθέλετεG2309 · thelōto will/desireπορεύεσθαι,G4198 · poreuōto travelπᾶνG3956 · pasallτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoπαρατιθέμενονG3908 · paratithēmito set beforeὑμῖνG4771 · suyouἐσθίετεG2068 · esthiōto eatμηδὲνG3367 · mēdeisnothingἀνακρίνοντεςG350 · anakrinōto investigateδιὰG1223 · diathrough/because ofτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoσυνείδησιν·G4893 · suneidēsisconscience
Cross-references
1 Corinthians 10:25Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, [that] eat, asking no question for conscience sake:Luke 10:7-8And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.1 Corinthians 5:9-11I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators:Luke 19:7And when they saw [it], they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner.2 Corinthians 5:11Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences.2 Corinthians 4:2But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.Luke 5:29-30And Levi made him a great feast in his own house: and there was a great company of publicans and of others that sat down with them.Luke 15:23And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill [it]; and let us eat, and be merry:2 Corinthians 1:13For we write none other things unto you, than what ye read or acknowledge; and I trust ye shall acknowledge even to the end;
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