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1 Corinthians 10:33 KJV
1 Corinthians · chapter 10 · verse 33
Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved.1 Corinthians 10:33 · King James Version
1 Corinthians 10:33 in context
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
Key words (Strong's)
- seekingzēteōto seek in order to find, to seek a thing, to seek [in order to find out] by thinking…G2212 →
- pleaseareskōto please, to strive to please, to accommodate one s self to the opinions desires and…G700 →
- profitsympherōto bear or bring together, to bear together or at the same time, to carry with others, to…G4851 →
- profithothis, that, these, etcG3588 →
- savedsōzōto save, keep safe and sound, to rescue from danger or destruction, one , to save a…G4982 →
- manypolysmany, much, largeG4183 →
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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