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1COR 10:23–11:1 ©

It is all right to eat food offered to idols, but we should not do so if it would offend those who think that it is wrong.

It is all right to eat food offered to idols, but we should not do so if it would offend those who think that it is wrong.

1 Corinthians 10:23—11:1

23Some people say, “God permits believers to do anything.” But I say that not everything that people do benefits those who do it! Yes, some people say, “God permits believers to do all things.” But not everything that people do helps them to become spiritually mature. 24No one should try to benefit only himself. Instead, each person should try to benefit other people spiritually. 25This is what you should do: Eat any food that is sold {that people sell} in the market. Do not ask questions to find out if that food has been offered {someone offered that food} to idols, just because you think it would be wrong to eat such food. 26Remember that the Psalmist wrote, “Everything on the earth belongs to the Lord God because he created it!So, food that has been offered to idols belongs to the Lord, not to the idols, and you may eat it. 27If a non-believer invites you to a meal, go if you want to, and eat any food that is set {that he sets} before you. Do not ask whether it was offered to idols, just because you think that it would be wrong to eat such food. 28But if someone says to you, “This is food that was sacrificed to an idol,” do not eat it, for the sake of the person who told that to you, and also because someone there may think that it is wrong to eat such food. 29I do not mean that you should be concerned about whether it is all right to eat such food. What I mean is that you should be concerned about others who may think that it is wrong to eat such food. Since I know that I am free/have the right► to eat such food without God punishing me, no one should [RHQ] say that what I am doing is wrong just because he himself thinks that it is wrong. 30If I thank God for the food when I eat food that has been offered to an idol, no one should criticize me for eating food for which I have thanked God [RHQ]!

31So I say to you in conclusion, when you eat food, or drink something, or do anything else, do everything in order that people will praise God. 32Do not do anything that would hinder Jews or Greeks from becoming believers, and do not do things that would encourage members of God’s congregations to sin. 33Do as I do. I try to please everyone in every way. I do this by not seeking to benefit myself. Instead, I try to benefit many others, in order that they may be saved {that God may save them} from the guilt of their sins.

11Follow my example, just like I try to follow Christ’s example.

1COR 10:23–11:1 ©

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