1 Corinthians 10:28 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

²⁸ But if someone says to you, “This has been offered in sacrifice,” then do not eat it, out of consideration for the one who informed you and for the sake of conscience—

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁸ 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:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁸ But if someone tells you, This has been offered in sacrifice to an idol, do not eat it, out of consideration for the person who informed you, and for conscience's sake–

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁸ But if any man say unto you, This hath been offered in sacrifice, eat not, for his sake that showed it, and for conscience’ sake:

Common English Bible

²⁸ But if someone says to you, “This meat was sacrificed in a temple,” then don’t eat it for the sake of the one who told you and for the sake of conscience.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁸ But if anyone says, "This has been sacrificed to idols," do not eat it, for the sake of the one who told you, and for the sake of conscience.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²⁸ But if any man say: This has been sacrificed to idols, do not eat of it for his sake that told it, and for conscience' sake.

1 Corinthians 10:28 Cross References

Psalm 115:16

The heavens are the Lord’s heavens, but the earth he has given to human beings.

Psalm 24:1

The earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it, the world, and those who live in it,

Exodus 9:29

Moses said to him, “As soon as I have gone out of the city, I will stretch out my hands to the Lord; the thunder will cease, and there will be no more hail, so that you may know that the earth is the Lord’s.

Romans 14:15

If your brother or sister is distressed by what you eat, you are no longer walking in love. Do not let what you eat cause the ruin of one for whom Christ died.

1 Corinthians 10:26

for “the earth and its fullness are the Lord’s.”

1 Corinthians 8:7

It is not everyone, however, who has this knowledge. Since some have become so accustomed to idols until now, they still think of the food they eat as food offered to an idol, and their conscience, being weak, is defiled.

1 Corinthians 8:9

But take care that this liberty of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block to the weak.

Deuteronomy 10:14

Although heaven and the heaven of heavens belong to the Lord your God, the earth with all that is in it,