1 Corinthians 10:25 (KJV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 10:23 All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.

1 Corinthians 10:24 Let no man seek his own, but every man another’s wealth.

1 Corinthians 10:25 Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, that eat, asking no question for conscience sake:

1 Corinthians 10:26 For the earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof.

1 Corinthians 10:27 If any of them that believe not bid you to a feast, and ye be disposed to go; whatsoever is set before you, eat, asking no question for conscience sake.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "whatsoever", "sold", "shambles", "asking", "question", "conscience", and "sake". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "whatsoever" and "sold", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 24's "Let no man seek his own but..." into verse 26's "For the earth is the Lord s...", so "whatsoever" and "sold" belong inside that flow. In 1 Corinthians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "whatsoever" and "sold" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.