1 Corinthians 10:27 (ASV)

Passage

If one of them that believe not biddeth you [to a feast], and ye are disposed to go; whatsoever is set before you, eat, asking no question for conscience` sake.

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 10:25 Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, 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 one of them that believe not biddeth you [to a feast], and ye are disposed to go; whatsoever is set before you, eat, asking no question for conscience` sake.

1 Corinthians 10:28 But if any man say unto you, This hath been offered in sacrifice, eat not, for his sake that showed it, and for conscience sake:

1 Corinthians 10:29 conscience, I say, not thine own, but the other`s; for why is my liberty judged by another conscience?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "believe", "biddeth", "feast", "disposed", "whatsoever", "before", "asking", and "question". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "believe" and "biddeth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 26's "for the earth is the Lord s..." into verse 28's "But if any man say unto you...", so "believe" and "biddeth" 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 "believe" and "biddeth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.