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Myles Coverdale Bible
1 Corinthians 10:25
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If you go to the butcher, just get the cut of meat you want and eat with a good conscience. You don't have to grill the guy about where it come from.
Eat anything that is sold in the meat market without asking questions for conscience' sake;
Eat anything that is sold in the meat market without asking questions for conscience' sake.
Whatever meat may be had at the public market, take as food without question of right or wrong;
Everything sold in the shambles eat, making no inquiry for conscience sake.
Eat everything that is sold in the meat market, asking no questions for conscience' sake,
Whatever is sold in the butcher shop, eat, asking no question for the sake of conscience,
Whatever is sold in the shambles eat, asking no questions for conscience sake.
Anything that is for sale in the meat market, eat, and ask no questions for conscience' sake;
Whatsoeuer is solde in the shambles, that eate, asking no question for conscience sake.
Eat everything being sold in a meat market, examining nothing because of conscience,
whatever is sold in the shambles, that eat, without making any scrupulous enquiry.
With that as a base to work from, common sense can take you the rest of the way. Eat anything sold at the butcher shop, for instance; you don't have to run an "idolatry test" on every item. "The earth," after all, "is God's, and everything in it." That "everything" certainly includes the leg of lamb in the butcher shop. If a nonbeliever invites you to dinner and you feel like going, go ahead and enjoy yourself; eat everything placed before you. It would be both bad manners and bad spirituality to cross-examine your host on the ethical purity of each course as it is served. On the other hand, if he goes out of his way to tell you that this or that was sacrificed to god or goddess so-and-so, you should pass. Even though you may be indifferent as to where it came from, he isn't, and you don't want to send mixed messages to him about who you are worshiping.
[Regarding meat offered to idols:] Eat anything that is sold in the meat market without asking any questions for the sake of your conscience,
Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, eat, asking no question for conscience' sake;
Eat whatever is sold in the meat market without raising any question on the ground of conscience.
What soever is solde in the market that eate and axe no questions for conscience sake
Whatever is sold in the shambles, eat, asking no question for conscience' sake,
Whatever is sold in the provision market, [that] eat, asking no question for conscience' sake:
Whatever in the meat-market is sold eat ye, not inquiring, because of the conscience,
Eat any meat that is sold in the meat market. Do not ask questions about it.
Eat anything that is sold in the marketplace without questions of conscience,
Eat anything sold in the meat market without raising questions of conscience,
However, when you buy meat in the market, go ahead and eat it. Keep your conscience clear by not asking where the meat came from.
Eat whatever is sold in the meat market without raising questions of conscience,
Eat whatever is sold in the meat market without raising any question on the ground of conscience.
Whatsoeuer is solde in the shambles, eate ye, and aske no question for conscience sake.
Anything for sale in the market place, that eat without question for conscience sake:
Whatever is sold in the butcher shop, eat, asking no question for the sake of conscience,
Eat anything that is sold in the meat market without raising any question about it on the ground of conscience,1 Timothy 4:4;">[xr]
Whatsoever is sold in the shambles eat, without inquiry on account of conscience:
Whatever is sold in the flesh-market, eat ye, without an inquiry on account of conscience:
Eat whatever is sold in the meat market, asking no questions for conscience' sake;
So you may eat any meat that is sold in the marketplace without raising questions of conscience.
Eat any meat that is sold in the stores. Ask no questions about it. Then your heart will not say it is wrong.
Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, eat, asking no question for conscience sake;
Eat whatever is sold in the meat market without raising any question on the ground of conscience,
Whatsoever, in the market, is sold, eat, - asking no question, for conscience sake;
Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, eat: asking no question for conscience’ sake.
Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, that eat, asking no question for conscience sake:
Eat everything that is sold in the meat market, asking no questions for the sake of the conscience,
Whatsoeuer is solde in the market, that eate, and aske no question for conscience sake.
Eat any meat that is sold in the meat market. Don't ask questions about it to see if it is something you think is wrong to eat.
Eat anything that is sold in the meat market without asking questions, for the sake of conscience;
You are free to eat anything sold in the meat market, without asking any questions because of your conscience.
Al thing that is seld in the bocherie, ete ye, axynge no thing for conscience.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
sold: Romans 14:14, 1 Timothy 4:4, Titus 1:15
for: 1 Corinthians 10:27-29, 1 Corinthians 8:7, Romans 13:5
Reciprocal: Genesis 9:3 - even Mark 7:15 - nothing Acts 10:15 - What Romans 14:2 - that
Cross-References
Iebusi, Emori, Girgosi,
And ye Coastes of ye Cananites were fro Sido forth thorow Gerar vnto Gasa, tyll thou comest vnto Sodoma, Gomorra, Adama, Zeboim, & vnto Lasa.
And Sem which is ye father of all the children of Eber, & the elder brother of Iaphet, begat childre also.
This is now ye generacion of ye children of Noe in their kynredes & people. Of these were ye people vpon earth spred a brode after ye floude.
Whan the most Hyghest deuyded ye nacions and scatred the children of men. Then set he the borders of the nacions acordinge to the nombre of the children of Israel.
Vnto Eber there were borne two sonnes: the name of the one was Peleg, because that in his tyme the worlde was deuyded, and his brothers name was Iaketan.
and hath made of one bloude all the generacion of men to dwell vpo all the face of ye earth: and hath assygned borders appoynted before, how longe and farre they shulde dwell,
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Whatsoever is sold in the shambles,.... the word
μακελλον, rendered "shambles", here used, is a Latin word, and is made use of by Latin writers in the same sense as here, for a place where food was sold i. The original of the name is said k to be this; one Macellus, a very wicked and profane man, being for his robberies and filthy life condemned to die, a place was built in his house by Aemylius and Fulvius, censors, for selling of provisions, and which from his name was called "Macellum". The Syriac version retains the word here, and so do the Talmudists, and Rabbins l frequently; who say m,
"Nylwqm, the "shambles", and the butchers of Israel, though flesh of them is found in the hand of a stranger, it is free:''
into these places the priests sent to be sold what was offered to their idols, which they could not dispense with themselves, or thought not lawful to make use of; for the Egyptians, as Herodotus says n, used to cut off the heads of their beasts that were sacrificed, and carry them into the market and sell them to the Greeks, and if there were no buyers they cast them into the river. Now the apostle allows, that such meat that was sold in the shambles might be bought and eat of, but not in an idol's temple; there was a difference between an idol's temple, and eating things sacrificed to idols there, and buying them in shambles or meat market, and eating them at home:
that eat; buy, carry home, dress and eat, in your own houses:
asking no question; whether it was sacrificed to idols, or not:
for conscience sake; either a man's own, which may be hurt, wounded, and defiled, by eating contrary to it, should he know that what he eats had been offered to an idol; whereas if he asks no questions, and knows nothing of the matter, his conscience will not be afflicted: or else another man's that may stand by whilst the meat is bought, and sold; and who hearing questions asked and answered, and yet observes the meat, though sacrificed to idols, dressed and ate by the buyer, his conscience being weak, may be offended and grieved.
i Vid. Suet. Vita Jul. Caesar, c. 43. & Tiber. Nero, c. 34. k Alex. ab Alex Genial Diet. l. 3. c. 23. l T. Hieros. Chagiga, fol. 76. 2. T. Bab. Menachot, fol. 29. 2. Bereshit Rabba, fol. 75. 3. m T. Bab. Cholin, fol. 95. 1. n L. 2. c. 39.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Whatsoever is sold in the shambles - In the market. The meat of animals offered in sacrifice would be exposed there to sale as well as other meat. The apostle says that it might be purchased, since the mere fact that it had been offered in sacrifice could not change its quality, or render it unfit for use. They were to abstain from attending on the feasts of the idols in the temple, from partaking of meat that had been offered them, and from celebrations observed expressly in honor of idols; but lest they should become too scrupulous, the apostle tells them that if the meat was offered indiscriminately in the market with other meat, they were not to hesitate to purchase it, or eat it.
Asking no question for conscienceâ sake - Not hesitating or doubting, as if it might possibly have been offered in sacrifice. Not being scrupulous, as if it were possible that the conscience should be defiled. This is a good rule still, and may be applied to a great many things. But:
(1) That which is purchased should be in itself lawful and right. It would not be proper for a man to use ardent spirits or any other intoxicating drinks because they were offered for sale, any more than it would be to commit suicide because people offered pistols, and bowie-knives, and halters to sell.
(2) There are many things now concerning which similar questions may be asked; as, e. g. is it right to use the productions of slave-labor, the sugar, cotton, etc., that are the price of blood? Is it right to use that which is known to be made on Sunday; or that which it is known a man has made by a life of dishonesty and crime? The consciences of many persons are tender on all such questions; and the questions are not of easy solution. Some rules may perhaps be suggested arising from the case before us:
- If the article is exposed indiscriminately with others in the market, if it be in itself lawfill, if there is no ready mark of distinction, then the apostle would direct as not to hesitate.
- If the use and purchase of the article would go directly and knowingly to countenance the existence of slavery, to encourage a breach of Sunday, or to the continuance of a course of dishonest living, then it would seem equally clear that it is not right to purchase or to use it. If a man abhors slavery, and violations of Sunday, and dishonesty, then how can he knowingly partake of that which goes to patronize and extend these abominations?
- If the article is expressly pointed out to him as an article that has been made in this manner, and his partaking of it will be construed into a participation of the crime, then he ought to abstain; see 1 Corinthians 10:28. No man is at liberty to patronize slavery, Sunday violations, dishonesty, or licentiousness, in any form. Every man can live without doing it; and where it can be done it should be done. And perhaps there will be no other way of breaking up many of the crimes and cruelties of the earth than for good people to act conscientiously, and to refuse to partake of the avails of sin, and of gain that results from oppression and fraud.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 25. Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, that eat — The case to which the apostle refers is simply this; it was customary to bring the flesh of the animal to market, the blood of which had been poured out in sacrifice to an idol; or, taken more particularly, the case was this; one part of the sacrifice was consumed on the altar of the idol: a second part was dressed and eaten by the sacrificer; and a third belonged to the priest, and was often sold in the shambles. To partake of the second share, or to feast upon the sacrifice, St. Paul absolutely forbids, because this was one part of the religious worship which was paid to the idol; it was sitting down as guests at his table, in token that they were in fellowship with him. This was utterly incompatible with receiving the sacrament of the Lord's Supper, which was the communion of the body and blood of Christ. But as to the third share, the apostle leaves them at liberty either to eat of it or forbear; except that, by eating, their weak brethren should be offended; in that case, though the thing was lawful, it was their duty to abstain. See the notes on 1 Corinthians 8:1, c. Hindoos eagerly embrace whatever has been offered to an idol: hence it is common to see the flowers that have been thus offered placed in the hair of a Hindoo. Water that has been thus made sacred is preserved in Hindoo houses, and with it they rub their bodies, and occasionally sip a drop, regarding it as the water of life.-See Ward.
Asking no questions for consciences sake — Dr. Lightfoot observes, that "the Jews were vexed with innumerable scruples in their feasts, as to the eating of the thing, as well as to the company with which they ate and even the manner of their eating. Of fruits and herbs brought to the table, they were to inquire whether they were tithed according to custom; whether they were consecrated by the Truma, or whether they were profane; whether they were clean, or touched with some pollution, c. And concerning flesh set on the table, they were to inquire whether it was of that which had been offered to idols whether it were the flesh of an animal that had been torn by wild beasts; or of that which had been strangled, or not killed according to the canons; &c., &c. All which doubts the liberty of the Gospel abolished as to one's own conscience, with this proviso, that no scandal or offence be cast before another man's weak or scrupulous conscience."
From this it is evident that the apostle had the case of the Jewish converts in view, and not the Gentiles. The latter were not troubled with such extraordinary scrupulousness.
