1 Corinthians 10:30 (KJV)

Passage

For if I by grace be a partaker, why am I evil spoken of for that for which I give thanks?

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 10:28 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 10:29 Conscience, I say, not thine own, but of the other: for why is my liberty judged of another man’s conscience?

1 Corinthians 10:30 For if I by grace be a partaker, why am I evil spoken of for that for which I give thanks?

1 Corinthians 10:31 Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

1 Corinthians 10:32 Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "grace", "partaker", "evil", "spoken", "give", and "thanks". It is saying that salvation is received as God's gift through faith, so boasting is pushed out by the wording itself.

The nearby context moves from verse 29's "Conscience I say not thine own but..." into verse 31's "Whether therefore ye eat or drink or...", so "grace" and "partaker" 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 "grace" and "partaker" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.