1 Corinthians 10:29 (GNV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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?

1 Corinthians 10:31 Whether therefore ye eate, or drinke, or whatsoeuer ye doe, doe all to the glory of God.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "condemn", "conscience", "thine", "other", "should", "libertie", "condemned", and "another". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "condemn" and "conscience", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 28's "But if any man say vnto you..." into verse 30's "For if I through Gods benefite be...", so "condemn" and "conscience" 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 "condemn" and "conscience" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.