1 Corinthians 10:25

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Eat anything that is sold in the marketplace without questions of conscience,

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Cor 8:7 : 7 But this knowledge is not shared by all. And some, by being accustomed to idols in former times, eat this food as an idol sacrifice, and their conscience, because it is weak, is defiled.
  • 1 Cor 10:27-29 : 27 If an unbeliever invites you to dinner and you want to go, eat whatever is served without asking questions of conscience. 28 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– 29 I do not mean yours but the other person’s. For why is my freedom being judged by another’s conscience?
  • 1 Tim 4:4 : 4 For every creation of God is good and no food is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving.
  • Titus 1:15 : 15 All is pure to those who are pure. But to those who are corrupt and unbelieving, nothing is pure, but both their minds and consciences are corrupted.
  • Acts 10:15 : 15 The voice spoke to him again, a second time,“What God has made clean, you must not consider ritually unclean!”
  • Rom 13:5 : 5 Therefore it is necessary to be in subjection, not only because of the wrath of the authorities but also because of your conscience.
  • Rom 14:14 : 14 I know and am convinced in the Lord Jesus that there is nothing unclean in itself; still, it is unclean to the one who considers it unclean.

Similar Verses (AI)

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    26for the earth and its abundance are the Lord’s.

    27If an unbeliever invites you to dinner and you want to go, eat whatever is served without asking questions of conscience.

    28But if someone says to you,“This is from a sacrifice,” do not eat, because of the one who told you and because of conscience–

    29I do not mean yours but the other person’s. For why is my freedom being judged by another’s conscience?

  • Rom 14:20-23
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    20Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. For although all things are clean, it is wrong to cause anyone to stumble by what you eat.

    21It is good not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything that causes your brother to stumble.

    22The faith you have, keep to yourself before God. Blessed is the one who does not judge himself by what he approves.

    23But the man who doubts is condemned if he eats, because he does not do so from faith, and whatever is not from faith is sin.

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    23Live to Glorify God“Everything is lawful,” but not everything is beneficial.“Everything is lawful,” but not everything builds others up.

    24Do not seek your own good, but the good of the other person.

  • 1 Cor 8:7-10
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    7But this knowledge is not shared by all. And some, by being accustomed to idols in former times, eat this food as an idol sacrifice, and their conscience, because it is weak, is defiled.

    8Now food will not bring us close to God. We are no worse if we do not eat and no better if we do.

    9But be careful that this liberty of yours does not become a hindrance to the weak.

    10For if someone weak sees you who possess knowledge dining in an idol’s temple, will not his conscience be“strengthened” to eat food offered to idols?

  • Rom 14:13-16
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    13Exhortation for the Strong not to Destroy the Weak Therefore we must not pass judgment on one another, but rather determine never to place an obstacle or a trap before a brother or sister.

    14I know and am convinced in the Lord Jesus that there is nothing unclean in itself; still, it is unclean to the one who considers it unclean.

    15For if your brother or sister is distressed because of what you eat, you are no longer walking in love. Do not destroy by your food someone for whom Christ died.

    16Therefore do not let what you consider good be spoken of as evil.

  • 13For this reason, if food causes my brother or sister to sin, I will never eat meat again, so that I may not cause one of them to sin.

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    31So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything for the glory of God.

    32Do not give offense to Jews or Greeks or to the church of God,

  • 8Whenever you enter a town and the people welcome you, eat what is set before you.

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    18Look at the people of Israel. Are not those who eat the sacrifices partners in the altar?

    19Am I saying that idols or food sacrificed to them amount to anything?

  • Rom 14:5-6
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    5One person regards one day holier than other days, and another regards them all alike. Each must be fully convinced in his own mind.

    6The one who observes the day does it for the Lord. The one who eats, eats for the Lord because he gives thanks to God, and the one who abstains from eating abstains for the Lord, and he gives thanks to God.

  • Rom 14:2-3
    2 verses
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    2One person believes in eating everything, but the weak person eats only vegetables.

    3The one who eats everything must not despise the one who does not, and the one who abstains must not judge the one who eats everything, for God has accepted him.

  • 7your cattle, and the wild animals that are in your land– all its produce will be for you to eat.

  • Mark 7:18-19
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    18He said to them,“Are you so foolish? Don’t you understand that whatever goes into a person from outside cannot defile him?

    19For it does not enter his heart but his stomach, and then goes out into the sewer.”(This means all foods are clean.)

  • 3You may eat any among the animals that has a divided hoof(the hooves are completely split in two) and that also chews the cud.

  • 15Regulations for Profane Slaughter On the other hand, you may slaughter and eat meat as you please when the LORD your God blesses you in all your villages. Both the ritually pure and impure may eat it, whether it is a gazelle or an ibex.

  • 10We have an altar that those who serve in the tabernacle have no right to eat from.

  • Deut 14:9-10
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    9These you may eat from among water creatures: anything with fins and scales you may eat,

    10but whatever does not have fins and scales you may not eat; it is ritually impure to you.

  • 13“Food is for the stomach and the stomach is for food, but God will do away with both.” The body is not for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.

  • 17Don’t you understand that whatever goes into the mouth enters the stomach and then passes out into the sewer?

  • 9Clean and Unclean Water Creatures“‘These you can eat from all creatures that are in the water: Any creatures in the water that have both fins and scales, whether in the seas or in the streams, you may eat.

  • 26Then you may spend the money however you wish for cattle, sheep, wine, beer, or whatever you desire. You and your household may eat there in the presence of the LORD your God and enjoy it.

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    13Then a voice said to him,“Get up, Peter; slaughter and eat!”

    14But Peter said,“Certainly not, Lord, for I have never eaten anything defiled and ritually unclean!”

  • 11but if a priest buys a person with his own money, that person may eat the holy offerings, and those born in the priest’s own house may eat his food.

  • 24Moreover, the fat of an animal that has died of natural causes and the fat of an animal torn by beasts may be used for any other purpose, but you must certainly never eat it.

  • 20You may eat any clean winged creature.

  • 3You must not eat any forbidden thing.

  • 14If you make a sale to your fellow citizen or buy from your fellow citizen, no one is to wrong his brother.

  • 4For every creation of God is good and no food is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving.

  • 22Do you not have houses so that you can eat and drink? Or are you trying to show contempt for the church of God by shaming those who have nothing? What should I say to you? Should I praise you? I will not praise you for this!

  • 20You must not present anything that has a flaw, because it will not be acceptable for your benefit.