1 Corinthians 10:30

1 Corinthians 10:30 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For if I by grace be a partaker, why am I evil spoken of for that for which I give thanks?
• New International Version (NIV)If I take part in the meal with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of something I thank God for?
• English Standard Version (ESV)If I partake with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of that for which I give thanks?
• New King James Version (NKJV)But if I partake with thanks, why am I evil spoken of for the food over which I give thanks?

Context of 1 Corinthians 10:30

28But someone there may say to you, ‘They offered this food to an idol.’ If someone tells you that, do not eat the food. It might cause trouble to the thoughts of the person who told you. 29It may not cause your own thoughts to have trouble. But the other person may not be sure if it is right to eat that kind of food. Perhaps you will say, ‘Why should another person's thoughts decide what is right for me? I am free to do what I want. I thank God for my food before I eat it. If I do that, nobody should say that it is wrong for me to eat it.’ 31Whatever you are doing, show that God is great. When you eat anything, or you drink anything, do it all in a way that praises God. 32Do not cause problems for other people. Whether they are Jews or Gentiles, or people who belong to God's church, live in a way that does not cause problems for them.

1 Corinthians 10:30 word by word

εἰ ἐγὼ χάριτι μετέχω, τί βλασφημοῦμαι ὑπὲρ οὗ ἐγὼ εὐχαριστῶ;Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forδέde · thenG1161
• ifεἰei · ifG1487
• Iἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• by graceχάριςcharis · graceG5485
• be a partakerμετέχωmetechō · to shareG3348
• whyτίςtis · which?G5101
• am I evil spoken ofβλασφημέωblasphēmeō · to blasphemeG987
• forὑπέρhuper · above/forG5228
• that for whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• give thanksεὐχαριστέωeucharisteō · to thankG2168

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 10:30

• Romans 14:6A person who makes a certain day special does that so that he can respect the Lord. A person who eats all kinds of food does that so that he can respect the Lord. He thanks God for the food that he eats. A person who refuses to eat certain foods also does that so that he can respect the Lord. And he also thanks God.
• 1 Timothy 4:3They say that it is wrong for anyone to marry. They tell people not to eat certain kinds of food. But God made those foods for people to eat! We should understand God's true message and trust him. Then we will receive the food that he has given us and we will thank him for it.

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 10:30

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 30For if I by grace be a partaker - Or rather, “If I partake by grace; if by the grace and mercy of God, I have a right to partake of this; yet why should I so conduct as to expose myself to the reproaches and evil surmises of others? Why should I lay myself open to be blamed on the subject of eating, when there are so many bounties of Providence for which I may be thankful, and which I may partake of without doing injury, or exposing myself in any manner…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-33Verses 23-33 There were cases wherein Christians might eat what had been offered to idols, without sin. Such as when the flesh was sold in the market as common food, for the priest to whom it had been given. But a Christian must not merely consider what is lawful, but what is expedient, and to edify others. Christianity by no means forbids the common offices of kindness, or allows uncourteous behaviour to any, however they may differ from us in religious…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 29-30These two questions are hard to understand in relation to 10:28–29a. Some translations place 10:28–29a in parentheses, suggesting these questions reflect Paul’s beliefs, continuing from 10:27.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3030. For--The oldest manuscripts omit "For." by grace--rather, "thankfully" [Alford]. I ... be partaker--I partake of the food set before me. evil spoken of--by him who does not use his liberty, but will eat nothing without scrupulosity and questioning whence the meat comes. give thanks--which consecrates all the Christian's acts (Ro 14:6; 1Ti 4:3, 4).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 10:30

• Charitableness
• Evil
• Expediency
• Minister, Christian
• Prayer
• Prudence
• Temptation
• Toleration

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Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings