1 Corinthians 10:27

²⁵ Eat anything sold in the meat market without raising questions of conscience,

²⁶ for, “The earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness thereof.”

If an unbeliever invites you to a meal and you want to go, eat anything set before you without raising questions of conscience.

²⁸ But if someone tells you, “This food was offered to idols,” then do not eat it, for the sake of the one who told you and for the sake of conscience—

²⁹ the other one’s conscience, I mean, not your own. For why should my freedom be determined by someone else’s conscience?

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: If an unbeliever invites you to a meal and you want to go, eat anything set before you without raising questions of conscience.
KJV: 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.
WEB: But if one of those who don’t believe invites you to a meal, and you are inclined to go, eat whatever is set before you, asking no questions for the sake of conscience.
ASV: If one of them that believe not biddeth you [to a feast], and ye are disposed to go; whatsoever is set before you, eat, asking no question for conscience` sake.
DARBY: But if any one of the unbelievers invite you, and ye are minded to go, all that is set before you eat, making no inquiry for conscience sake.
BLB: If any of the unbelieving ones invites you⁺, and you⁺ want to go, eat everything being set before you⁺, inquiring nothing because of conscience.

ÅB: Og dersom noen av de vantro ber dere til gjest, og dere vil gå dit, da kan dere spise alt som settes fram for dere, uten at dere for samvittighetens skyld spør mere etter det.
OTB: Hvis en vantro inviterer dere og dere ønsker å gå, spis hva som enn settes foran dere uten å stille spørsmål av samvittighet.
B1930: Og dersom nogen av de vantro ber eder til gjest, og I vil gå dit, da kan I ete alt som settes frem for eder, uten at I for samvittighetens skyld spør mere efter det.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

1 Corinthians 10:25
Eat anything sold in the meat market without raising questions of conscience,
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Luke 10:7–8
Stay at the same house, eating and drinking whatever you are offered. For the worker is worthy of his wages. Do not move around from house to house.
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1 Corinthians 5:9–11
I wrote you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people.
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2 Corinthians 4:2
Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful ways. We do not practice deceit, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by open proclamation of the truth, we commend ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.
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Luke 5:29–30
Then Levi hosted a great banquet for Jesus at his house. A large crowd of tax collectors was there, along with others who were eating with them.
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2 Corinthians 5:11
Therefore, since we know what it means to fear the Lord, we try to persuade men. What we are is clear to God, and I hope it is clear to your conscience as well.
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Luke 19:7
And all who saw this began to grumble, saying, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinful man!”
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Luke 15:23
Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let us feast and celebrate.
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