Key Verse Spotlight
1 Corinthians 10:29 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“Conscience, I say, not thine own, but of the other: for why is my liberty judged of another {man's} conscience?”
1 Corinthians 10:29
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
If any of them that believe not bid you {to a feast}, and ye be disposed to go; whatsoever is set before you, eat, asking no question for conscience sake.
But if any man say unto you, This is offered in sacrifice unto idols, eat not for his sake that shewed it, and for conscience sake: for the earth {is} the Lord's, and the fulness thereof:
Conscience, I say, not thine own, but of the other: for why is my liberty judged of another {man's} conscience?
For if I by grace be a partaker, why am I evil spoken of for that for which I give thanks? {grace: or, thanksgiving}
Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
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