1 Corinthians 10:28 (GNV)

Passage

But if any man say vnto you, This is sacrificed vnto idoles, eate it not, because of him that shewed it, and for the conscience (for the earth is the Lords, and all that therein is)

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 10:26 For the earth is the Lords, and all that therein is.

1 Corinthians 10:27 If any of them which beleeue not, call you to a feast, and if ye wil go, whatsoeuer is set before you, eate, asking no question for conscience sake.

1 Corinthians 10:28 But if any man say vnto you, This is sacrificed vnto idoles, eate it not, because of him that shewed it, and for the conscience (for the earth is the Lords, and all that therein is)

1 Corinthians 10:29 And the conscience, I say, not thine, but of that other: for why should my libertie be condemned of another mans conscience?

1 Corinthians 10:30 For if I through Gods benefite be partaker, why am I euill spoken of, for that wherefore I giue thankes?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "vnto", "sacrificed", "idoles", "eate", "shewed", "conscience", and "earth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "vnto" and "sacrificed", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 27's "If any of them which beleeue not..." into verse 29's "And the conscience I say not thine...", so "vnto" and "sacrificed" 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 "vnto" and "sacrificed" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.