Bible Strands
1 Corinthians 10:25
Eat anything sold in the meat market without raising questions of conscience,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul addresses the Corinthian church regarding food purchased in public markets, placing this instruction immediately after the command to seek others’ good and before the declaration that God owns the earth.
The words — μακέλλῳ (makellō) refers to the public meat market, while ἀνακρίνοντες (anakrinontes) means inquiring or scrutinizing.
The thread — This directive parallels 1 Timothy 4:4 on God’s good creation, 1 Corinthians 8:7 on varying conscience levels regarding idol food, and Titus 1:15 on purity depending on the believer’s mind.
Why it lands — The text commands eating market food without conscience-driven inquiry. This practice rests on the immediate context that God owns all things and the prior instruction to prioritize the good of others over personal conviction.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, that eat, asking no question for conscience sake:
Cross-references
- 1 Timothy 4:4 For every creation of God is good, and nothing that is received with thanksgiving should be rejected,
- 1 Corinthians 8:7 But not everyone has this knowledge. Some people are still so accustomed to idols that they eat such food as if it were sacrificed to an idol. And since their conscience is weak, it is defiled.
- Titus 1:15 To the pure, all things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure. Indeed, both their minds and their consciences are defiled.
- Romans 14:14 I am convinced and fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean.
- Acts 10:15 The voice spoke to him a second time: “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.”
- Romans 13:5 Therefore it is necessary to submit to authority, not only to avoid punishment, but also as a matter of conscience.
- 1 Corinthians 10:27 If an unbeliever invites you to a meal and you want to go, eat anything set before you without raising questions of conscience.