1 Corinthians 10:25 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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²⁵Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, that eat, asking no question for conscience sake:

1 Corinthians 10:25 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 8:7
Howbeit there is not in every man that knowledge: for some with conscience of the idol unto this hour eat it as a thing offered unto an idol; and their conscience being weak is defiled.
1 Timothy 4:4
For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:
Titus 1:15
Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.
Romans 13:5
Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.
Romans 14:14
I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean.

Topics

Caution Consistency Counsel Expediency Opinion, Public Prudence

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 23-33)

In this passage the apostle shows in what instances, notwithstanding, Christians might lawfully eat what had been sacrificed to idols. They must not eat it out of religious respect to the idol, nor go into his temple, and hold a feast there, upon what they knew was an idol-sacrifice; nor perhaps out of the temple, if they knew it was a feast held upon a sacrifice, but there were cases wherein they…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 25)

25. shambles--butchers’ stalls; the flesh market. asking no question--whether it has been offered to an idol or not. for conscience’ sake--If on asking you should hear it had been offered to idols, a scruple would arise in your conscience which was needless, and never would have arisen had you asked no questions.