KJV King James Version
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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1 Corinthians 10:28
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:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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—
WEB World English Bible
But if anyone says to you, “This was offered to idols,” don’t eat it for the sake of the one who told you, and for the sake of conscience. For “the earth is the Lord’s, and all its fullness.”
ASV American Standard Version
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:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and if any one may say to you, ‘This is a thing sacrificed to an idol,’—do not eat, because of that one who shewed it, and of the conscience, for the Lord’s is the earth and its fulness:
Surrounding context — 1 Corinthians 10
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?
31 Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἐὰνG1437 · eanifδέG1161 · dethenτιςG5100 · tisoneὑμῖνG4771 · suyouεἴπῃ·G2036 · eiponto sayτοῦτοG3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itἱερόθυτόνG9995 · eirothurossacrificed to idolsἐστιν,G1510 · eimito beμὴG3361 · mēnotἐσθίετεG2068 · esthiōto eatδι᾽G1223 · diathrough/because ofἐκεῖνονG1565 · ekeinosthatτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoμηνύσανταG3377 · mēnuōto discloseκαὶG2532 · kaiandτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoσυνείδησιν·G4893 · suneidēsisconscience
Cross-references
1 Corinthians 8:10-13For if any man see thee which hast knowledge sit at meat in the idol’s temple, shall not the conscience of him which is weak be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols;1 Corinthians 8:7Howbeit [there is] not in every man that knowledge: for some with conscience of the idol unto this hour eat [it] as a thing offered unto an idol; and their conscience being weak is defiled.Romans 14:15But if thy brother be grieved with [thy] meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.1 Corinthians 10:26For the earth [is] the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof.Matthew 6:31-32Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?Psalm 115:16The heaven, [even] the heavens, [are] the LORD’S: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.Jeremiah 27:5-6I have made the earth, the man and the beast that [are] upon the ground, by my great power and by my outstretched arm, and have given it unto whom it seemed meet unto me.Psalm 24:1A Psalm of David. The earth [is] the LORD’S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.Exodus 9:29And Moses said unto him, As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will spread abroad my hands unto the LORD; [and] the thunder shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail; that thou mayest know how that the earth [is] the LORD’S.Deuteronomy 10:14Behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens [is] the LORD’S thy God, the earth [also], with all that therein [is].
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