1 Corinthians 10:24
Let no one seek his own, but each the welfare of the other.
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
In The King James Version
Let no man seek his own, but every man another’s wealth.
In Context
23All meats are lawful for me; but all are not profitable; all are lawful, but all do not edify.
25Any thing that is sold in the market, eat, asking no questions on account of conscience:
Cross References
Romans 15:1But we that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of those who are not strong, and not to please ourselves.
1 Corinthians 10:33even as I please all men in all things, not seeking my own good, but that of the many, in order that they may be saved.
2 Corinthians 12:14Behold, I am ready the third time to come to you, and I will not burden you: for I seek not yours, but you. For the children ought not to lay up treasure for the parents, but the parents for the children.
Philippians 2:21for all seek their own, not the things of Jesus Christ.
Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 10:24-33
Christian Liberty. ( a. d. 57.) 23 All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not. 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: 26 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… Read the whole commentary →