1 Corinthians 10:29

1 Corinthians 10:29 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Conscience, I say, not thine own, but of the other: for why is my liberty judged of another man’s conscience?
• New International Version (NIV)I am referring to the other person’s conscience, not yours. For why is my freedom being judged by another’s conscience?
• English Standard Version (ESV)I do not mean your conscience, but his. For why should my liberty be determined by someone else's conscience?
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Conscience,” I say, not your own, but that of the other. For why is my liberty judged by another man’s conscience?

Context of 1 Corinthians 10:29

27If someone who isn’t a believer asks you home for dinner, accept the invitation if you want to. Eat whatever is offered to you without raising questions of conscience. 28(But suppose someone tells you, “This meat was offered to an idol.” Don’t eat it, out of consideration for the conscience of the one who told you. It might not be a matter of conscience for you, but it is for the other person.) For why should my freedom be limited by what someone else thinks? 30If I can thank God for the food and enjoy it, why should I be condemned for eating it? 31So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.

1 Corinthians 10:29 word by word

συνείδησιν δὲ λέγω οὐχὶ τὴν ἑαυτοῦ ἀλλὰ τὴν τοῦ ἑτέρου. ἱνατί γὰρ ἡ ἐλευθερία μου κρίνεται ὑπὸ ἄλλης συνειδήσεως;Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·δέde · thenG1161
• Conscienceσυνείδησιςsuneidēsis · conscienceG4893
• I sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• notοὐχίouchi · not!G3780
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• thine ownἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• of the otherἕτεροςheteros · otherG2087
• forγάρgar · forG1063
• ·ἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• whyτίςtis · which?G5101
• is myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• libertyἐλευθερίαeleutheria · freedomG1657
• judgedκρίνωkrinō · to judgeG2919
• ofὑπόhupo · by/under: byG5259
• anotherἄλλοςallos · anotherG243

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 10:29

• 1 Corinthians 10:32Don’t give offense to Jews or Gentiles or the church of God.
• 1 Corinthians 8:9But you must be careful so that your freedom does not cause others with a weaker conscience to stumble.
• Romans 14:15And if another believer is distressed by what you eat, you are not acting in love if you eat it. Don’t let your eating ruin someone for whom Christ died.
• Romans 14:16Then you will not be criticized for doing something you believe is good.
• 2 Corinthians 8:21We are careful to be honorable before the Lord, but we also want everyone else to see that we are honorable.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:22Stay away from every kind of evil.

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 10:29

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29For why is my liberty judged of another man's conscience? etc. - Though in the case of flesh offered to idols, and other matters connected with idolatry, (on which it appears there was much of a tender conscience among some of the Corinthians), it was necessary to sacrifice something to an over-scrupulous conscience, yet the Gospel of Christ did not lay any man under this general burthen, that he must do nothing at which any weak brother might feel hurt…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29Conscience, I say, not thine own - I know that you may have no scruples on the subject. I do not mean that with you this need be a matter of conscience. I do not put it on that; ground, as if an idol were anything, or as if it were in itself wrong, or as if the quality of the meat so offered had been changed; but I put it on the ground of not wounding the feelings of those who are scrupulous, or of leading them into sin. For why is my liberty … - There is…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. 2929. Conscience ... of the other--the weak brother introduced in 1Co 10:28. for why is my liberty judged off another man's conscience?--Paul passes to the first person, to teach his converts by putting himself as it were in their position. The Greek terms for "the other" and "another" are distinct. "The other" is the one with whom Paul's and his Corinthian converts' concern is; "another" is any other with whom he and they have no concern. If a guest know…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 10:29

• Charitableness
• Commandments
• Evil
• Expediency
• Minister, Christian
• 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