1 Corinthians 10:23-33
“’I
have the right to do anything,’
you
say—but not everything is beneficial.
‘I
have the right to do anything’—but not everything is constructive.
24 No one should seek their own good, but the good of others.
25 Eat anything sold in the meat market without raising questions of
conscience,
26 for, ‘The earth is the LORD’s, and everything in it.’
27 If an unbeliever invites you to a meal and you want to go, eat
whatever is put before you without raising questions of conscience.
28 But if someone says to you,
‘This
has been offered in sacrifice,’ then do not eat it, both for the sake of the
one who told you and for the sake of conscience.
29 I am referring to the other person’s conscience, not yours.
For
why is my freedom being judged by another’s conscience?
30 If I take part in the meal with thankfulness, why am I denounced
because of something I thank GOD for?
31 So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do,
do it all for the
glory of GOD.
32 Do not cause anyone to stumble,
whether Jews, Greeks or the
church of GOD
—
33 even as I try to please everyone in every way. For I am not
seeking my own good but the good of many, so that they may be saved.”
