1 Corinthians 10:25

Whatever is sold in the butcher shop, eat, asking no question for the sake of conscience,

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WEBBE

Whatever is sold in the butcher shop, eat, asking no question for the sake of conscience,

BSB

Eat anything sold in the meat market without raising questions of conscience,

KJV

Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, that eat, asking no question for conscience sake:

ASV

Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, eat, asking no question for conscience’ sake;

BBE

Whatever meat may be had at the public market, take as food without question of right or wrong;

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Πᾶν Pan Everything G3956 τὸ to (the) G3588 ἐν en in G1722 μακέλλῳ makellō the meat market G3111 πωλούμενον pōloumenon being sold G4453 ἐσθίετε esthiete do eat G2068 μηδὲν mēden nothing G3367 ἀνακρίνοντες anakrinontes inquiring G350 διὰ dia on account of G1223 τὴν tēn (the) G3588 συνείδησιν suneidēsin conscience G4893

The early church

Having said that "they could not drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of the devils," and having once for all led them away from those tables, by Jewish examples, by human reasonings, by the tremendous Mysteries, by the rites solemnized among the idols; and having filled them with great fear; that he might not by this fear drive again to another extreme, and they be forced, exercising a greater scrupulosity than was necessary, to feel alarm, lest possibly even without their knowledge there might come in some such thing either from the market or from some other quarter; to release them from this strait, he saith, "Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, eat, asking no question." "For," saith he, "if thou eat in ignorance and not knowingly, thou art not subject to the punishment: it being thenceforth a matter not of greediness, but of ignorance." Nor doth he free the man only from this anxiety, but also from another, establishing them in thorough security and liberty. For he cloth not even suffer them to "question;" i.e., to search and enquire, whether it be an idol-sacrifice or no such thing; but simply to eat every thing which comes from the market, not even acquainting one's self with so much as this, what it is that is act before us. So that even he that eateth, if in ignorance, may be rid of anxiety. For such is the nature of those things which are not in their essence evil, but through the man's intention make him unclean. Wherefore he saith, "asking no question."

John Chrysostom · d. 407Homilies on 1 Corinthians

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 23–33

There were cases wherein Christians might eat what had been offered to idols, without sin. Such as when the flesh was sold in the market as common food, for the priest to whom it had been given. But a Christian must not merely consider what is lawful, but what is expedient, and to edify others. Christianity by no means forbids the common offices of kindness, or allows uncourteous behaviour to any, however they may differ from us in religious sentiments or practices. But this is not to be understood of religious festivals, partaking in idolatrous worship. According to this advice of the apostle, Christians should take care not to use their liberty to the hurt of others, or to their own reproach. In eating and drinking, and in all we do, we should aim at the glory of God, at pleasing and honouring him. This is the great end of all religion, and directs us where express rules are wanting. A holy, peaceable, and benevolent spirit, will disarm the greatest enemies.

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