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1 Corinthians 10:19
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What am I saying then? That food sacrificed to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything?
What say I then? that the idole is any thing? or that which is offered in sacrifice to idols is any thing?
What say I then? that the idol is any thing, or that which is offered in sacrifice to idols is any thing?
What do I imply then? That food offered to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything?
What do I mean then? That food sacrificed to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything?
I do not mean that the food sacrificed to an idol is important. I do not mean that an idol is anything at all.
What do I mean then? That a thing offered to idols is anything [special or changed simply because it is offered], or that an idol is anything?
What do I mean then? That a thing sacrificed to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything?
What do I mean then? That a thing sacrificed to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything?
Am I suggesting, then, that food sacrificed to an idol is anything, or that an idol is anything?
So, what am I saying? That food sacrificed to idols has any significance in itself? or that an idol has significance in itself?
What then do I say? that what is sacrificed to an idol is anything, or that an idol is anything?
So, am I saying that sacrifices to idols are the same as those Jewish sacrifices? No, because an idol is nothing, and the things offered to idols are worth nothing.
What say I then? that the idole is any thing? or that that which is sacrificed to idoles, is any thing?
What do I say then? that the idol is anything, or that the sacrifice to idols is anything? No.
Do I imply, then, that an idol or the food offered to it really amounts to anything?
Therefore, what am I saying? That food sacrificed to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything?
What then do I say, that an idol is anything, or that an idolatrous sacrifice is anything?
What say I then? that a thing sacrificed to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything?
Do I say, then, that what is offered to images is anything, or that the image is anything?
What am I saying then? That a thing sacrificed to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything?
Am I suggesting that an offering made to idols means anything, or that an idol itself means anything?1 Corinthians 8:4;">[xr]
What then do I say ? that an idol is any thing, or (that) the sacrifice of an idol is any thing?
What then do I say? That an idol is any thing? Or, that an idol's sacrifice is any thing? No.
What say I then? that the idol is any thyng? Or that it which is offered to idols is any thyng?
What say I then? that a thing sacrificed to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything?
What am I saying then? That a thing sacrificed to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything?
What say I then? That a thing sacrificed to idols is any thing? or that an idol is any thing?
Do I mean that a thing sacrificed to an idol is what it claims to be, or that an idol is a real thing?
What therfor seie Y, that a thing that is offrid to idols is ony thing, or that the idol is ony thing?
What do I say then? that a thing sacrificed to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything?
What then do I say? that the idol is any thing, or that which is offered in sacrifice to idols is any thing?
Am I saying that idols or food sacrificed to them amount to anything?
What am I saying then? That an idol is anything, or what is offered to idols is anything?
What am I trying to say? Am I saying that food offered to idols has some significance, or that idols are real gods?
What do I mean? Am I saying that a false god or the food brought to it in worship is worth anything?
What do I imply then? That food sacrificed to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything?
What, then, am I saying? - that, an idol-sacrifice, is anything? or that, an idol, is anything?
What then? Do I say that what is offered in sacrifice to idols is any thing? Or that the idol is any thing?
What do I imply then? That food offered to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything?
What saye I then? that the ymage is eny thinge? or that it which is offered to ymages is eny thinge?
what then do I say? that an idol is anything? or that a sacrifice offered to an idol is anything? --
What shal I now saye then? Shal I saye that the Idoll is enythinge? Or that it which is offred vnto the Idoll is eny thinge?
that the idol, or that what is offered in sacrifice to the idol, is a matter of consequence?
Do you see the difference? Sacrifices offered to idols are offered to nothing, for what's the idol but a nothing? Or worse than nothing, a minus, a demon! I don't want you to become part of something that reduces you to less than yourself. And you can't have it both ways, banqueting with the Master one day and slumming with demons the next. Besides, the Master won't put up with it. He wants us—all or nothing. Do you think you can get off with anything less?
Am I saying that food sacrificed on the altar at the main church is the same as food sacrificed to idols? No! An idol is a stick or a rock or a demon, not God.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
that the: 1 Corinthians 1:28, 1 Corinthians 3:7, 1 Corinthians 8:4, 1 Corinthians 13:2, Deuteronomy 32:21, Isaiah 40:17, Isaiah 41:29, 2 Corinthians 12:11
Reciprocal: Leviticus 26:1 - Ye shall Deuteronomy 32:17 - not to God Joshua 24:23 - put away 1 Kings 16:13 - vanities 1 Kings 18:26 - no voice Psalms 106:28 - of the dead Psalms 115:4 - Their idols Zechariah 11:17 - idol Acts 19:26 - that they Romans 3:9 - what then Romans 10:19 - I say Romans 11:7 - What then Romans 15:8 - I say 1 Corinthians 8:1 - touching 1 Corinthians 14:15 - What Galatians 3:17 - this Galatians 4:8 - ye did Ephesians 2:12 - without Philippians 1:18 - What
Cross-References
After the flood Shem, Ham, and Japheth had many descendants.
Japheth's descendants had their own languages, tribes, and land. They were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. Gomer was the ancestor of Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah. Javan was the ancestor of Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim, who settled along the coast.
Shem's descendants had their own languages, tribes, and land. He was the older brother of Japheth and the ancestor of the tribes of Eber. Shem was the ancestor of Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram. Aram was the ancestor of Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash. Arpachshad was the father of Shelah and the grandfather of Eber, whose first son was named Peleg, because it was during his time that tribes divided up the earth. Eber's second son was Joktan. Joktan was the ancestor of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah, Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, Obal, Abimael, Sheba, Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. Their land reached from Mesha in the direction of Sephar, the hill country in the east.
attacked King Bera of Sodom, King Birsha of Gomorrah, King Shinab of Admah, King Shemeber of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, also known as the city of Zoar.
The Lord said, "Abraham, I have heard that the people of Sodom and Gomorrah are doing all kinds of evil things.
Abraham moved to the Southern Desert, where he settled between Kadesh and Shur. Later he went to Gerar, and while there
Once during Abraham's lifetime, the fields had not produced enough grain, and now the same thing happened. So Isaac went to King Abimelech of the Philistines in the land of Gerar,
that God Most High gave land to every nation. He assigned a guardian angel to each of them,
One day while Samson was in Gaza, he saw a prostitute and went to her house to spend the night.
and all the foreigners who lived in the country. Next I went to the king of Uz, and then to the four kings of Philistia, who ruled from Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and what was left of Ashdod.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
What say I then?.... Or may be objected to, or inferred from, what I say;
that an idol is anything, or that which is sacrificed to idols is anything? to which must be answered, as the Syriac version reads,
לא, "no", by no means; by running the parallel between Christians having communion with the body and blood of Christ, in the Lord's supper, through eating the bread and drinking the wine, the Israelites partaking of the altar, by eating of the sacrifices of it, and men's joining with idols and idolaters, by eating things sacrificed to idols; it follows not that an idol has anything of deity in it, and is to be set upon a level with God, when, as he had said before, an idol was nothing, and what he now said did not at all contradict that; or that things offered to idols are to be had in the same account, or to be equalled to, or be thought to have any thing in them, as the elements of the bread and wine in the Lord's supper, or the sacrifices that were offered by the Israelites on the altar, according to the divine command; he meant no such thing, but only argued from the greater to the lesser, and his sense is more fully declared in the next words.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
What say I then? - This is in the present tense; τί οὖν φημι ti oun phēmi, what do I say? What is my meaning? What follows from this? Do I mean to say that an idol is anything; that it has a real existence? Does my reasoning lead to that conclusion; and am I to be understood as affirming that an idol is of itself of any consequence? It must be recollected that the Corinthian Christians are introduced by Paul 1 Corinthians 8:4 as saying that they knew that an idol was nothing in the world. Paul did not directly contradict that; but his reasoning had led him to the necessity of calling the propriety of their attending on the feasts of idols in question; and he introduces the matter now by asking these questions, thus leading the mind to it rather than directly affirming it at once. “Am I in this reasoning to be understood as affirming that an idol is anything, or that the meat there offered differs from other meat? No; you know, says Paul, that this is not my meaning. I admit that an idol in itself is nothing; but I do not admit, therefore, that it is right for you to attend in their temples; for though the “idol” itself - the block of wood or stone - is nothing, yet the offerings are really made to devils; and I would not have you engage in such a service;” 1 Corinthians 10:20-21.
That the idol is anything? - That the block of wood or stone is a real living object of worship, to be dreaded or loved? See the note at 1 Corinthians 8:4.
Or that which is offered in sacrifice to idols is anything? - Or that the meat which is offered “differs” from that which is not offered; that the mere act of offering it changes its qualities? I do not admit or suppose this.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 19. What say I then? — A Jewish phrase for, I conclude; and this is his conclusion: that although an idol is nothing, has neither power nor influence, nor are things offered to idols any thing the worse for being thus offered; yet, as the things sacrificed by the Gentiles are sacrificed to demons and not to God, those who partake of them have fellowship with demons: those who profess Christianity cannot have fellowship both with Christ and the devil.
