1 Corinthians 10:29

conscience, I say, not your own, but that of the other. Why, then, is my liberty judged by the conscience of another?

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

Conscience, I say, not thine own, but of the other: for why is my liberty judged of another man’s conscience?

In Context

28But if any one say to you: This is sacrificed to idols; eat not, for the sake of him that pointed it out, and for conscience sake:

30If I partake with thanksgiving, why am I evil spoken of on account of that for which I give thanks?

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Cross References

Romans 14:15But if your brother is grieved on account of your food, you no longer walk according to love. Do not, with your food, destroy him, for whom Christ died.

1 Corinthians 9:19For, though I am free from all men, yet have I made myself a servant to all, that I may gain the more.

2 Corinthians 8:21for we provide what is honorable, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.

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 →

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