哥林多前书 10:29

Chinese NCV (Simplified)

我說的良心，不是你的，而是他的。為甚麼我的自由要受別人的良心論斷呢？

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
我 说 的 良 心 不 是 你 的 ， 乃 是 他 的 。 我 这 自 由 为 甚 麽 被 别 人 的 良 心 论 断 呢 ？

Contextual Overview

²³ "We are allowed to do all things," but not all things are good for us to do. "We are allowed to do all things," but not all things help others grow stronger. ²⁴ Do not look out only for yourselves. Look out for the good of others also. ²⁵ Eat any meat that is sold in the meat market. Do not ask questions about it. ²⁶ You may eat it, "because the earth belongs to the Lord, and everything in it." ²⁷ Those who are not believers may invite you to eat with them. If you want to go, eat anything that is put before you. Do not ask questions about it. ²⁸ But if anyone says to you, "That food was offered to idols," do not eat it. Do not eat it because of that person who told you and because eating it might be thought to be wrong. ²⁹ I don't mean you think it is wrong, but the other person might. But why, you ask, should my freedom be judged by someone else's conscience? ³⁰ If I eat the meal with thankfulness, why am I criticized because of something for which I thank God? ³¹ The answer is, if you eat or drink, or if you do anything, do it all for the glory of God. ³² Never do anything that might hurt others—Jews, Greeks, or God's church—

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

not: 1 Corinthians 10:32, 1 Corinthians 8:9-13, Romans 14:15-21

why: Romans 14:16, 2 Corinthians 8:21, 1 Thessalonians 5:22

Reciprocal: Romans 14:3 - judge Romans 15:8 - I say 1 Corinthians 8:7 - with 1 Corinthians 8:10 - shall not

Cross-References

Genesis 2:11
The first river, named Pishon, flows around the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold.

Genesis 25:18
His descendants lived from Havilah to Shur, which is east of Egypt stretching toward Assyria. They often attacked the descendants of his brothers.

1 Samuel 15:7
Then Saul defeated the Amalekites. He fought them all the way from Havilah to Shur, at the border of Egypt.

1 Kings 9:28
The ships sailed to Ophir and brought back about thirty-two thousand pounds of gold to King Solomon.

1 Kings 22:48
King Jehoshaphat built trading ships to sail to Ophir for gold. But the ships were wrecked at Ezion Geber, so they never set sail.

1 Chronicles 8:18
Ishmerai, Izliah, and Jobab.

1 Chronicles 9:10
Of the priests there were Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jakin, and

1 Chronicles 9:13
There were one thousand seven hundred sixty priests. They were leaders of their families, and they were responsible for serving in the Temple of God.

Job 22:24
Throw your gold nuggets into the dust and your fine gold among the rocks in the ravines.

Job 28:16
Wisdom cannot be bought with fine gold or with valuable onyx or sapphire gems.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Conscience I say, not thine own,.... Which is well informed about these things, and is fully persuaded that an idol is nothing, and that things sacrificed to idols are nothing; and as they cannot profit a man, or help forward his comfort, peace, and happiness, so they cannot hinder them:

but of the others; either the weak brother, or the unbelieving master of the feast; it is for the sake of their consciences such food must not be eaten, lest either the one should be grieved, or the other reproach:

for why is my liberty judged of another man's conscience? this is not an objection of the Corinthians, setting forth the unreasonableness of being condemned, for the use of their Christian liberty by another's conscience, be he who he will, believer or unbeliever, when they had an undoubted right to such an use, and their own consciences did not condemn them: but they are the words of the apostle, expressing his own sense, that it was not right and fitting that he should make use of his liberty, and eat under such a circumstance as here pointed out, and so his liberty should be condemned as sinful by another man's conscience; since the weak believer would be apt to censure, judge, and condemn him as a libertine, and the unbeliever as an atheist, or one that had no regard to any religion at all; and therefore he reasons, that it was best to abstain from eating, rather than expose his liberty to such a censure and condemnation.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Conscience, I say, not thine own - I know that you may have no scruples on the subject. I do not mean that with you this need be a matter of conscience. I do not put it on that; ground, as if an idol were anything, or as if it were in itself wrong, or as if the quality of the meat so offered had been changed; but I put it on the ground of not wounding the feelings of those who are scrupulous, or of leading them into sin.

For why is my liberty ... - There is much difficulty in this clause; for as it now stands, it seems to be entirely contradictory to what the apostle had been saying. He had been urging them to have respect to other people’s consciences, and in some sense to give up their liberty to their opinions and feelings. Macknight and some others understand it as an objection: “Perhaps you will say, But why is my liberty to be ruled by another man’s conscience?” Doddridge supposes that this and 1 Corinthians 10:30 come in as a kind of parenthesis, to prevent their extending his former caution beyond what he designed. “I speak only of acts obvious to human observation: for as to what immediately lies between God and my own soul, why is my liberty to be judged, arraigned, condemned at the bar of another man’s conscience?” But it is probable that this is not an objection. The sense may be thus expressed: “I am free; I have “liberty” to partake of that food, if I please; there is no law against it, and it is not morally wrong: but if I do, when it is pointed out to me as having been sacrificed to idols, my liberty - the right which I exercise - will be “misconstrued, misjudged, condemned” (for so the word κρίνεται krinetai seems to be used here) by others. The weak and scrupulous believer will censure, judge, condemn me as regardless of what is proper, and as disposed to fall in with the customs of idolaters; and will suppose that I cannot have a good conscience. Under these circumstances, why should I act so as to expose myself to this censure and condemnation? It is better for me to abstain, and not to use this liberty in the case, but to deny myself for the sake of others.”

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 29. 30. For why is my liberty judged of another man's conscience? c.] Though in the case of flesh offered to idols, and other matters connected with idolatry, (on which it appears there was much of a tender conscience among some of the Corinthians,) it was necessary to sacrifice something to an over-scrupulous conscience, yet the Gospel of Christ did not lay any man under this general burthen, that he must do nothing at which any weak brother might feel hurt or be stumbled for the liberty of the Gospel must not take for its rule the scrupulosity of any conscience for if a man, by grace-by the allowance or authority of the Gospel, partake of any thing that God's bounty has sent, and which the Gospel has not forbidden, and give thanks to God for the blessing, no man has right or authority to condemn such a person. This seems to be the meaning of these two verses; and they read a lesson of caution to rash judges, and to those who are apt to take offence.