1 Corinthians 10:22
Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy ? Are we stronger than he? All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?
In Context
23All things are lawful for me, but all things do not edify.
Cross References
Exodus 34:14Adore not any strange god. The Lord his name is Jealous, he is a jealous God.
Deuteronomy 6:15Because the Lord thy God is a jealous God in the midst of thee: lest at any time the wrath of the Lord thy God be kindled against thee, and take thee away from the face of the earth.
Deuteronomy 32:21They have provoked me with that which was no god, and have angered me with their vanities: and I will provoke them with that which is no people, and will vex them with a foolish nation.
Job 9:4He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath resisted him, and hath had peace ?
Psalms 78:58They provoked him to anger on their hills: and moved him to jealousy with their graven things.
Isaiah 45:9Woe to him that gainsayeth his maker, a sherd of the earthen pots: shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it: What art thou making, and thy work is without hands?
Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 10:16-23
Against Countenancing Idolatry. ( a. d. 57.) 15 I speak as to wise men; judge ye what I say. 16 The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ? 17 For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread. 18 Behold Israel after the flesh: are not they which eat of the sacrifices partakers of the altar? 19 What say I then? that the idol is any thing, or that which is offered… Read the whole commentary →