1 Corinthians 10:26
For, unto the Lord, belongeth the earth, and the fullness thereof.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
For the earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof.
In Context
25Whatsoever, in the market, is sold, eat,—asking no question, for conscience sake;
Cross References
Exodus 19:5Now, therefore, if ye will, indeed hearken, to my voice, And keep my covenant, Then shall ye be mine as a treasure beyond all the peoples, For, mine, is all the earth;
Job 41:11Who hath forestalled me, that I may repay him? Under all the heavens, mine it is!
Psalms 50:12If I were hungry, I would not tell thee, For, mine, is the world, and the fulness thereof.
1 Timothy 6:17Upon them who are rich in the present age, lay thou charge—not to be high-minded, nor to have set their hope on, riches’, uncertainty,—but on God, who offereth us all things richly for enjoying,
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 →