28But if anyone says to you, "This has been offered in sacrifice," then do not eat it, both for the sake of the man who told you and for conscience' sake --


In Context

25 Eat anything sold in the meat market without raising questions of conscience,

26 for, "The earth is the Lord's, and everything in it."

27 If some unbeliever invites you to a meal and you want to go, eat whatever is put before you without raising questions of conscience.

28 But if anyone says to you, "This has been offered in sacrifice," then do not eat it, both for the sake of the man who told you and for conscience' sake --

29 the other man's conscience, I mean, not yours. For why should my freedom be judged by another's conscience?

30 If I take part in the meal with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of something I thank God for?

1st Corinthians 10:28 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:28But 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:

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

10:28But 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.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

10:28But if any man say unto you, This hath been offered in sacrifice, eat not, for his sake that showed it, and for conscience sake:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:28But if any one say to you, This is offered to holy purposes, do not eat, for his sake that pointed it out, and conscience sake;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

10:28But if any man say unto you, This hath been offered in sacrifice, eat not, for his sake that shewed it, and for conscience sake:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:28But if any man shall say to you, This is offered in sacrifice to idols, eat not for his sake that showed it, and for conscience' sake: for the earth is the Lord's, and its fullness:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:28But if anyone says to you, |This was offered to idols,| don't eat it for the sake of the one who told you, and for the sake of conscience. For |the earth is the Lord's, and all its fullness.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

10:28and if any one may say to you, 'This is a thing sacrificed to an idol,' — do not eat, because of that one who shewed it, and of the conscience, for the Lord's is the earth and its fulness:

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:28But if any man say to you, This is offered in sacrifice to idols, eat not for his sake that showed it, and for conscience sake: for the earth is the Lord's, and the fullness thereof: