1 Corinthians 10:24 (YLT)

Passage

let no one seek his own--but each another's.

Nearby Context

1 Corinthians 10:22 do we arouse the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than He?

1 Corinthians 10:23 All things to me are lawful, but all things are not profitable; all things to me are lawful, but all things do not build up;

1 Corinthians 10:24 let no one seek his own--but each another's.

1 Corinthians 10:25 Whatever in the meat-market is sold eat ye, not inquiring, because of the conscience,

1 Corinthians 10:26 for the Lord's <FI>is<Fi> the earth, and its fulness;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "seek", "own--but", "each", and "another's". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "seek" and "own--but", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 23's "All things to me are lawful but..." into verse 25's "Whatever in the meat-market is sold eat...", so "seek" and "own--but" 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 "seek" and "own--but" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.