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1 Corinthians 10:31 KJV
1 Corinthians · chapter 10 · verse 31
Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.1 Corinthians 10:31 · King James Version
1 Corinthians 10:31 in context
29Conscience, I say, not thine own, but of the other: for why is my liberty judged of another man’s conscience?
30For if I by grace be a partaker, why am I evil spoken of for that for which I give thanks?
31Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
32Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God:
33Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved.
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Commentary
Cross references
- Colossians 3:17
- Colossians 3:23
- 1 Peter 4:11
- Deuteronomy 12:7
- Deuteronomy 12:18
- Zechariah 7:5-6
- Deuteronomy 12:12
- Luke 11:41
Key words (Strong's)
- whatsoevertisa certain, a certain one, some, some time, a whileG5100 →
- drinkpinōto drink, figuratively, to receive into the soul what serves to refresh strengthen…G4095 →
- glorydoxaopinion, judgment, view, opinion, estimate, whether good or bad concerning someone, in…G1391 →
- eatesthiōto eat, to eat a thing, to take food, eat a meal, metaph. to devour, consumeG2068 →
- Godtheosa god or goddess, a general name of deities or divinities, the Godhead, trinity, God the…G2316 →
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In this passage the apostle shows in what instances, notwithstanding, Christians might lawfully eat what had been sacrificed to idols. 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;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 23-33