1 CORINTHIANS 10:30 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“For if I by grace be a partaker, why am I evil spoken of for that for which I give thanks?”
If I take part in the meal with thankfulness, why am I being condemned for something I thank God for? — The strong Christian eats with eucharistia (thanksgiving), acknowledging God's goodness. Such gratitude sanctifies the meal (cf. 1 Tim 4:4-5). The rhetorical question asserts: can one eating with thanksgiving and faith be condemned? The answer is no—except for others' sake.
Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 10:30
“If I by grace partake, why am I evil spoken of for that for which I give thanks?” “Of what do you 'by grace partake?' tell me.” Of the gifts of God. For His grace is so great, as to render my soul unstained and above all pollution. For as the sun sending down his beams upon many spots of pollution, withdraws them again pure; so likewise and much more, we, living in the midst of the world remain pure, if we will, by how much the power we have is even greater than his. “Why…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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