1 Corinthians 10:26
24 Let no man seek his own, but every man another’s wealth.
25 Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, that eat, asking no question for conscience sake:
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:
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- for, “The earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness thereof.”
- KJV
- For the earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof.
- WEB
- for “the earth is the Lord’s, and its fullness.”
- ASV
- for the earth is the Lord`s, and the fulness thereof.
- DARBY
- For the earth [is] the Lord's and its fulness.
- BLB
- for, “The earth [is] the Lord’s, and the fullness of it.”
- ÅB
- for jorden og alt det som fyller den, hører Herren til.
- OTB
- For jorden og alt som er i den tilhører Herren.
- B1930
- for jorden og alt det som fyller den, hører Herren til.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 24:1
The earth is the LORD’s, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.
Read in contextPsalms 50:12
If I were hungry, I would not tell thee: for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof.
Read in contextExodus 19:5
Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:
Read in contextDeuteronomy 10:14
Behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens is the LORD’s thy God, the earth also, with all that therein is.
Read in contextJob 41:11
Who hath prevented me, that I should repay him? whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine.
Read in context1 Timothy 6:17
Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;
Read in context1 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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