1 Corinthians 10:25 (YLT)

Passage

Whatever in the meat-market is sold eat ye, not inquiring, because of the conscience,

Nearby Context

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;

1 Corinthians 10:27 and if any one of the unbelieving do call you, and ye wish to go, all that is set before you eat, nothing inquiring, because of the conscience;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "whatever", "meat-market", "sold", "inquiring", and "conscience". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "whatever" and "meat-market", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 24's "let no one seek his own--but each..." into verse 26's "for the Lord's FI is Fi the...", so "whatever" and "meat-market" 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 "whatever" and "meat-market" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.