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1 Corinthians 10:28 — King James Version← Study notes

But if any man say unto you, This is offered in sacrifice unto idols, eat not for his sake that shewed it, and for conscience sake: for the earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof:


1 Corinthians 10:28Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Corinthians 10:2817 words
GreekMeaning
ἐὰνean
IfwordG1437
δέde
howeverwordG1161
τιςtis
anyonepronounG5100
ὑμῖνhymin
to youpronounG4771
εἴπῃeipē
sayverbG3004
ΤοῦτοTouto
ThisdemonstrativeG3778
ἱερόθυτόνhierothyton
shall sayadjectiveG2036
ἐστινestin
isverbG1510
μὴ
notadverbG3361
ἐσθίετεesthiete
do eatverbG2068
δι’di’
on account ofprepositionG1223
ἐκεῖνονekeinon
himdemonstrativeG1565
τὸνton
whicharticleG3588
μηνύσανταmēnysanta
having shown itverbG3377
καὶkai
andwordG2532
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
συνείδησινsyneidēsin
consciencenounG4893
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 10:28

“But if any man say unto you, This has been offered in sacrifice unto idols; eat not, for his sake that showed it.” Thus it is not at all for any power that they have but as accursed, that he bids abstain from them. Neither then, as though they could injure you, fly from them, (for they have no strength;) nor yet, because they have no strength, indifferently partake: for it is the table of beings hostile and degraded. Wherefore he said, “eat not for his sake that showed it,…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 25 on First Corinthians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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