1 Corinthians 10:28

Easy To Read Version

But if a person tells you, “That food was offered to idols, {\cf2\super [77]} ” then don’t eat it. Why? Because some people think it is wrong, and it might cause a problem for the person who told you that.

Cross References

Psalm 115:16

Heaven belongs to the Lord.\par But he gave the earth to people.\par

Psalm 24:1

The earth and everything on it\par belong to the Lord.\par The world and all its people\par belong to him.\par

Exodus 9:29

Moses told Pharaoh, “When I leave the city, I will lift my arms in prayer to the Lord. And the thunder and hail will stop. Then you will know that the Lord is in this land.

Romans 14:15

If you hurt your brother’s faith because of something you eat, then you are not really following the way of love. Don’t destroy a person’s faith by eating something \{that he thinks is wrong\}. Christ died for that person.

1 Corinthians 10:26

\{You can eat it\}, “because the earth and everything in it belong to the Lord.” {\cf2\super [76]}

1 Corinthians 8:7

But not all people know this. Some people have had the habit of worshiping idols {\cf2\super [49]} until now. So now when those people eat meat, they still feel like it belongs to an idol. They are not sure that it is right to eat this meat. So when they eat it, they feel guilty.

Deuteronomy 10:14

“Everything belongs to the Lord your God. The heavens, even the highest heavens, belong to the Lord. The earth and everything on it belong to the Lord your God.