1 Corinthians 10:28

KJV1611 – Modern English

But if anyone says to you, "This was offered to idols," do not eat it for the sake of the one who informed you, and for conscience' sake: for the earth is the Lord's, and the fullness thereof:

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἐὰν δέ τις ὑμῖν εἴπῃ, Τοῦτο εἰδωλόθυτόν ἐστιν, μὴ ἐσθίετε διʼ ἐκεῖνον τὸν μηνύσαντα, καὶ τὴν συνείδησιν: τοῦ γὰρ Κυρίου ἡ γῆ, καὶ τὸ πλήρωμα αὐτῆς:

Transliteration

If de anyone to you eipē, This eidōlothyton estin, not esthiete through that one mēnysanta, and the syneidēsin: of the gar Kyriou the gē, and the plērōma of it

Grammar Details

• *de*: postpositive particle - but/and/now
• *eipē*: aorist subjunctive, 3rd person singular - might say
• *eidōlothyton*: nominative, neuter, singular - food offered to idols
• *estin*: present indicative, 3rd person singular - is
• *esthiete*: present imperative, 2nd person plural - eat
• *mēnysanta*: aorist participle, accusative, masculine, singular - having informed/disclosed
• *syneidēsin*: accusative, feminine, singular - conscience
• *gar*: explanatory particle - for/because
• *Kyriou*: genitive, masculine, singular - Lord
• *gē*: nominative, feminine, singular - earth/land
• *plērōma*: nominative, neuter, singular - fullness/that which fills

Word Meanings

• *eipē*: might say/tell/inform
• *eidōlothyton*: food offered to idols/meat sacrificed to idols
• *mēnysanta*: having informed/disclosed/revealed
• *syneidēsin*: conscience/moral consciousness
• *Kyriou*: Lord/master
• *gē*: earth/land/world
• *plērōma*: fullness/that which fills/contents

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  But if someone says to you, 'This has been offered in sacrifice,' then do not eat it, for the sake of the one who told you and for the sake of conscience.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  But if any man say unto you, This hath been offered in sacrifice, {G1494} eat not, for his sake that showed it, and for conscience sake:

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  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:

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  But and yf eny man saye vnto you: this is dedicate vnto ydols eate not of it for his sake that shewed it and for hurtynge of conscience. The erth is the LORdes and all that there in is.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But yf eny man saye vnto you: This is offred vnto Idols, the eate not of it, for his sake that shewed it, and for hurtinge of conscience. (The earth is the LORDES and all that therin is.)

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But if any man say vnto you, This is sacrificed vnto idoles, eate it not, because of him that shewed it, and for the conscience (for the earth is the Lords, and all that therein is)

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But yf any man say vnto you, this is offred vnto idols, eate not of it for his sake that shewed it, and for conscience sake. The earth is the Lordes and all that therin is.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But 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."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and 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:

• 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:

• 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:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But if anyone says to you, This food has been used as an offering, do not take it, on account of him who said it, and on account of his sense of right and wrong:

• World English Bible (2000)

  But 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."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But if someone says to you,“This is from a sacrifice,” do not eat, because of the one who told you and because of conscience–

Referenced Verses

• Exod 9:29 : 29 And Moses said to him, As soon as I have gone out of the city, I will spread out my hands to the LORD; the thunder shall cease, and there shall be no more hail; that you may know that the earth is the LORD’S.
• Deut 10:14 : 14 Behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens belong to the LORD your God, the earth also, with all that is in it.
• Ps 24:1 : 1 The earth is the LORD's, and all its fullness; the world, and those who dwell in it.
• Ps 115:16 : 16 The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD'S, but the earth He has given to the children of men.
• Jer 27:5-6 : 5 I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are upon the ground, by my great power and by my outstretched arm, and have given it to whom it seemed right to me. 6 And now I have given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, my servant; and the beasts of the field I have given him also to serve him.
• Matt 6:31-32 : 31 Therefore do not worry, saying, What shall we eat? or What shall we drink? or What shall we wear? 32 For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.
• Rom 14:15 : 15 But if your brother is grieved with your food, you are no longer walking in love. Do not destroy with your food the one for whom Christ died.
• 1 Cor 8:7 : 7 However, not everyone has this knowledge; for some, with consciousness of the idol, until now eat it as a thing offered to an idol, and their weak conscience is defiled.
• 1 Cor 8:10-13 : 10 For if anyone sees you who have knowledge eating in an idol's temple, will not the conscience of him who is weak be emboldened to eat things offered to idols? 11 And through your knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died? 12 But when you sin against the brethren and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ. 13 Therefore, if food makes my brother stumble, I will eat no meat as long as the world stands, lest I make my brother stumble.
• 1 Cor 10:26 : 26 For the earth is the Lord's, and the fullness thereof.