Moses said to him, ‘When I have left the city, I will spread out my hands to the Lord. The thunder will cease, and there will be no more hail, so that you may know the earth , belongs to the Lord.
1 Corinthians 10:28 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised But if someone says to you, ‘This is food from a sacrifice’, do not eat it, out of consideration for the one who told you, and for the sake of conscience. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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 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) 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 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 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 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. |
Moses said to him, ‘When I have left the city, I will spread out my hands to the Lord. The thunder will cease, and there will be no more hail, so that you may know the earth , belongs to the Lord.
For if your brother or sister is hurt by what you eat, you are no longer walking according to love. Do not destroy, by what you eat, someone for whom Christ died.
However, not everyone has this knowledge. Some have been so used to idolatry up until now that when they eat food sacrificed to an idol, their conscience, being weak, is defiled.
But be careful that this right of yours in no way becomes a stumbling block to the weak.
The heavens, indeed the highest heavens, belong to the Lord your God, as does the earth and everything in it.