1 Corinthians 10:29
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:
Conscience, I say, not thine own, but of the other: for why is my liberty judged of another man’s conscience?
30 For if I by grace be a partaker, why am I evil spoken of for that for which I give thanks?
31 Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
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
- the other one’s conscience, I mean, not your own. For why should my freedom be determined by someone else’s conscience?
- KJV
- Conscience, I say, not thine own, but of the other: for why is my liberty judged of another man’s conscience?
- WEB
- Conscience, I say, not your own, but the other’s conscience. For why is my liberty judged by another conscience?
- ASV
- conscience, I say, not thine own, but the other`s; for why is my liberty judged by another conscience?
- DARBY
- but conscience, I mean, not thine own, but that of the other: for why is my liberty judged by another conscience?
- BLB
- and I do not say your own conscience, but that of the other; for why is my freedom judged by another’s conscience?
- ÅB
- Jeg mener ikke ens egen samvittighet, men nestens. For hvorfor skal min frihet dømmes av en annens samvittighet?
- OTB
- Jeg mener ikke deres egen samvittighet, men den andres; for hvorfor skal min frihet dømmes av en annens samvittighet?
- B1930
- Jeg mener ikke ens egen samvittighet, men næstens. For hvorfor skal min frihet dømmes av en annens samvittighet?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Corinthians 9:19
For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.
Read in contextRomans 14:15–21
But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.
Read in context1 Corinthians 8:9–13
But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to them that are weak.
Read in context1 Corinthians 10:32
Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God:
Read in context2 Corinthians 8:21
Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.
Read in context1 Thessalonians 5:22
Abstain from all appearance of evil.
Read in context