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For why is my freedom being judged by another&#8217s conscience? <a href="/nlt/1_corinthians/10.htm">New Living Translation</a> It might not be a matter of conscience for you, but it is for the other person.) For why should my freedom be limited by what someone else thinks? <a href="/esv/1_corinthians/10.htm">English Standard Version</a> I do not mean your conscience, but his. For why should my liberty be determined by someone else’s conscience? <a href="/bsb/1_corinthians/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> the other one’s conscience, I mean, not your own. For why should my freedom be determined by someone else’s conscience? <a href="/blb/1_corinthians/10.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> and I am not saying your own conscience, but that of the other; for why is my freedom judged by another's conscience? <a href="/kjv/1_corinthians/10.htm">King James Bible</a> Conscience, I say, not thine own, but of the other: for why is my liberty judged of another man's conscience? <a href="/nkjv/1_corinthians/10.htm">New King James Version</a> “Conscience,” I say, not your own, but that of the other. For why is my liberty judged by another man’s conscience? <a href="/nasb_/1_corinthians/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Now by “conscience” I do not mean your own, but the other person’s; for why is my freedom judged by another’s conscience? <a href="/nasb/1_corinthians/10.htm">NASB 1995</a> I mean not your own conscience, but the other man&#8217s; for why is my freedom judged by another&#8217s conscience? <a href="/nasb77/1_corinthians/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a> I mean not your own conscience, but the other man’s; for why is my freedom judged by another’s conscience? <a href="/lsb/1_corinthians/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> I do not mean your own conscience, but the other person’s. For why is my freedom judged by another’s conscience? <a href="/amp/1_corinthians/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a> and by conscience I mean for the sake of the other man’s, not yours. For why is my freedom [of choice] judged by another’s conscience [another’s ethics—another’s sense of right and wrong]? <a href="/csb/1_corinthians/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> I do not mean your own conscience, but the other person’s. For why is my freedom judged by another person’s conscience? <a href="/hcsb/1_corinthians/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> I do not mean your own conscience, but the other person&#8217s. For why is my freedom judged by another person&#8217s conscience? <a href="/asv/1_corinthians/10.htm">American Standard Version</a> conscience, I say, not thine own, but the other's; for why is my liberty judged by another conscience? <a href="/erv/1_corinthians/10.htm">English Revised Version</a> conscience, I say, not thine own, but the other's; for why is my liberty judged by another conscience? <a href="/gwt/1_corinthians/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I'm not talking about your conscience but the other person's conscience. Why should my freedom be judged by someone else's conscience? <a href="/gnt/1_corinthians/10.htm">Good News Translation</a> that is, not your own conscience, but the other person's conscience. "Well, then," someone asks, "why should my freedom to act be limited by another person's conscience? <a href="/isv/1_corinthians/10.htm">International Standard Version</a> I mean, of course, his conscience, not yours. For why should my freedom be determined by someone else's conscience? <a href="/net/1_corinthians/10.htm">NET Bible</a> I do not mean yours but the other person's. For why is my freedom being judged by another's conscience? <a href="/nheb/1_corinthians/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Conscience, I say, not your own, but the other's conscience. For why is my liberty judged by another conscience? <a href="/wbt/1_corinthians/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Conscience, I say, not thy own, but of the other: for why is my liberty judged by another man's conscience? <a href="/wey/1_corinthians/10.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> But now I mean his conscience, not your own. "Why, on what ground," you may object, "is the question of my liberty of action to be decided by a conscience not my own?<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/1_corinthians/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> the other one’s conscience, I mean, not your own. For why should my freedom be determined by someone else’s conscience? <a href="/web/1_corinthians/10.htm">World English Bible</a> Conscience, I say, not your own, but the other’s conscience. For why is my liberty judged by another conscience? <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_corinthians/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and conscience, I say, not of yourself, but of the other, for why [is it] that my liberty is judged by another’s conscience? <a href="/blb/1_corinthians/10.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> and I am not saying your own conscience, but that of the other; for why is my freedom judged by another's conscience? <a href="/ylt/1_corinthians/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and conscience, I say, not of thyself, but of the other, for why is it that my liberty is judged by another's conscience? <a href="/slt/1_corinthians/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And consciousness, I say, not thine, but another's: for that why is my freedom judged by another's consciousness.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_corinthians/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Conscience, I say, not thy own, but the other's. For why is my liberty judged by another man's conscience ? <a href="/cpdv/1_corinthians/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> But I am referring to the conscience of the other person, not to yours. For why should my liberty be judged by the conscience of another? <a href="/nabre/1_corinthians/10.htm">New American Bible</a> I mean not your own conscience, but the other’s. For why should my freedom be determined by someone else’s conscience? <a href="/nrsvce/1_corinthians/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> I mean the other’s conscience, not your own. For why should my liberty be subject to the judgment of someone else’s conscience?<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_corinthians/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> But the conscience of which I speak, is not yours, but the conscience of him who told you: for why is my liberty judged by another man’s conscience? <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/1_corinthians/10.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> But conscience, I say, not your own, but his who told you; for, why is my liberty judged by the conscience of others?<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/1_corinthians/10.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> conscience, I say, not your own, but that of the other. Why, then, is my liberty judged by the conscience of another? <a href="/godbey/1_corinthians/10.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> But I say the conscience not of himself, but of the other one. For why is my liberty judged by the conscience of another? <a href="/haweis/1_corinthians/10.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Conscience indeed I say, not merely thine own, but that of the other person.<CM> <a href="/mace/1_corinthians/10.htm">Mace New Testament</a> when I say conscience, I don't mean your own, but that of the other: for why should I expose my liberty to the censure of another man's conscience? <a href="/wey/1_corinthians/10.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> But now I mean his conscience, not your own. "Why, on what ground," you may object, "is the question of my liberty of action to be decided by a conscience not my own? <a href="/worrell/1_corinthians/10.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> conscience, I say, not your own, but the other's; for why is my liberty judged by another conscience? <a href="/worsley/1_corinthians/10.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> Conscience I say, not thy own, but the other's; for why is my liberty to be judged by another man's conscience? <a href="/parallel/1_corinthians/10-29.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/g-wZWoK_LZU?start=2163" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_corinthians/10.htm">All to God's Glory</a> …28But if someone tells you, “This food was offered to idols,” then do not eat it, for the sake of the one who told you and for the sake of conscience— 29<a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/235.htm" title="235: alla (Conj) -- But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/2087.htm" title="2087: heterou (Adj-GMS) -- (a) of two: another, a second, (b) other, different, (c) one's neighbor. Of uncertain affinity; other or different.">other one’s</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">conscience,</a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legō (V-PIA-1S) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">I mean,</a> <a href="/greek/3780.htm" title="3780: ouchi (Adv) -- By no means, not at all. Intensive of ou; not indeed.">not</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1438.htm" title="1438: heautou (RefPro-GM3S) -- Himself, herself, itself. ">your own.</a> <a href="/greek/4893.htm" title="4893: syneidēsin (N-AFS) -- The conscience, a persisting notion. From a prolonged form of suneido; co-perception, i.e. Moral consciousness."></a> <a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="1063: gar (Conj) -- For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.">For</a> <a href="/greek/2443.htm" title="2443: hina (Conj) -- In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that.">why</a> <a href="/greek/5101.htm" title="5101: ti (IPro-ANS) -- Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what."></a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: mou (PPro-G1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">should my</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hē (Art-NFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1657.htm" title="1657: eleutheria (N-NFS) -- Freedom, liberty, especially: a state of freedom from slavery. From eleutheros; freedom.">freedom</a> <a href="/greek/2919.htm" title="2919: krinetai (V-PIM/P-3S) -- Properly, to distinguish, i.e. Decide; by implication, to try, condemn, punish.">be determined</a> <a href="/greek/5259.htm" title="5259: hypo (Prep) -- A primary preposition; under, i.e. of place, or with verbs; of place (underneath) or where (below) or time (when).">by</a> <a href="/greek/243.htm" title="243: allēs (Adj-GFS) -- Other, another (of more than two), different. A primary word; else, i.e. Different.">someone else’s</a> <a href="/greek/4893.htm" title="4893: syneidēseōs (N-GFS) -- The conscience, a persisting notion. From a prolonged form of suneido; co-perception, i.e. Moral consciousness.">conscience?</a> 30If I partake in the meal with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of that for which I give thanks?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/romans/14-16.htm">Romans 14:16</a> Do not allow what you consider good, then, to be spoken of as evil. <a href="/romans/14-20.htm">Romans 14:20-21</a> Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a man to let his eating be a stumbling block. / It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything to cause your brother to stumble. <a href="/romans/14-15.htm">Romans 14:15</a> If your brother is distressed by what you eat, you are no longer acting in love. Do not by your eating destroy your brother, for whom Christ died. <a href="/romans/14-23.htm">Romans 14:23</a> But the one who has doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith; and everything that is not from faith is sin. <a href="/1_corinthians/8-9.htm">1 Corinthians 8:9-13</a> Be careful, however, that your freedom does not become a stumbling block to the weak. / For if someone with a weak conscience sees you who are well informed eating in an idol’s temple, will he not be encouraged to eat food sacrificed to idols? / So this weak brother, for whom Christ died, is destroyed by your knowledge. ... <a href="/1_corinthians/9-19.htm">1 Corinthians 9:19-22</a> Though I am free of obligation to anyone, I make myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible. / To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law), to win those under the law. / To those without the law I became like one without the law (though I am not outside the law of God but am under the law of Christ), to win those without the law. ... <a href="/galatians/5-13.htm">Galatians 5:13</a> For you, brothers, were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve one another in love. <a href="/1_peter/2-16.htm">1 Peter 2:16</a> Live in freedom, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God. <a href="/1_corinthians/6-12.htm">1 Corinthians 6:12</a> “Everything is permissible for me,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible for me,” but I will not be mastered by anything. <a href="/1_corinthians/8-7.htm">1 Corinthians 8:7</a> 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. <a href="/1_corinthians/8-1.htm">1 Corinthians 8:1</a> Now about food sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. <a href="/1_corinthians/8-4.htm">1 Corinthians 8:4</a> So about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that an idol is nothing at all in the world, and that there is no God but one. <a href="/1_corinthians/8-8.htm">1 Corinthians 8:8</a> But food does not bring us closer to God: We are no worse if we do not eat, and no better if we do. <a href="/1_corinthians/8-10.htm">1 Corinthians 8:10</a> For if someone with a weak conscience sees you who are well informed eating in an idol’s temple, will he not be encouraged to eat food sacrificed to idols? <a href="/1_corinthians/8-12.htm">1 Corinthians 8:12</a> By sinning against your brothers in this way and wounding their weak conscience, you sin against Christ.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Conscience, I say, not your own, but of the other: for why is my liberty judged of another man's conscience?not.<a href="/1_corinthians/10-32.htm">1 Corinthians 10:32</a> Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God:<a href="/1_corinthians/8-9.htm">1 Corinthians 8:9-13</a> But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to them that are weak… <a href="/romans/14-15.htm">Romans 14:15-21</a> But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died… why.<a href="/romans/14-16.htm">Romans 14:16</a> Let not then your good be evil spoken of:<a href="/2_corinthians/8-21.htm">2 Corinthians 8:21</a> Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.<a href="/1_thessalonians/5-22.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:22</a> Abstain from all appearance of evil.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/romans/7-15.htm">Action</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/10-24.htm">Another's</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/10-28.htm">Conscience</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/6-4.htm">Decided</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/2-4.htm">Dependent</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-37.htm">Determined</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/10-28.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/10-1.htm">Fact</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/10-23.htm">Free</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-21.htm">Freedom</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/10-25.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/6-6.htm">Judged</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/9-6.htm">Liberty</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/10-19.htm">Mean</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/9-15.htm">Object</a> <a href="/romans/1-12.htm">Other's</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/10-27.htm">Question</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/10-28.htm">Right</a> <a href="/romans/14-1.htm">Scruples</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/10-28.htm">Sense</a> <a href="/romans/14-22.htm">Thyself</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_corinthians/9-2.htm">Action</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/12-25.htm">Another's</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/1-12.htm">Conscience</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/2-1.htm">Decided</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/10-18.htm">Dependent</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-38.htm">Determined</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/10-31.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/11-3.htm">Fact</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/12-13.htm">Free</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/3-17.htm">Freedom</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/4-9.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/11-31.htm">Judged</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/3-17.htm">Liberty</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/14-16.htm">Mean</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/2-9.htm">Object</a> <a href="/galatians/6-2.htm">Other's</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/10-31.htm">Question</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/11-7.htm">Right</a> <a href="/romans/14-1.htm">Scruples</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/12-10.htm">Sense</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-36.htm">Thyself</a><div class="vheading2">1 Corinthians 10</div>1. <a href="/1_corinthians/10-1.htm">The sacraments of the Jews are types of ours;</a> 7. <a href="/1_corinthians/10-7.htm">and their punishments,</a> 11. <a href="/1_corinthians/10-11.htm">examples for us.</a> 13. <a href="/1_corinthians/10-13.htm">We must flee from idolatry.</a> 21. <a href="/1_corinthians/10-21.htm">We must not make the Lord's table the table of demons;</a> 24. <a href="/1_corinthians/10-24.htm">and in all things we must have regard for our brothers.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_corinthians/10.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_corinthians/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_corinthians/10.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>the other one’s conscience In this passage, Paul addresses the issue of Christian liberty and the responsibility believers have towards others. The "other one's conscience" refers to the conscience of a fellow believer who may be weaker in faith or understanding. In the context of <a href="/1_corinthians/8.htm">1 Corinthians 8-10</a>, Paul discusses the eating of food offered to idols, a common practice in Corinth due to its pagan culture. While some believers understood that idols were nothing and felt free to eat such food, others, perhaps new converts from paganism, might see it as participating in idol worship. Paul emphasizes the importance of considering the impact of one's actions on the spiritual well-being of others, echoing the principle of love and edification found in <a href="/romans/14-15.htm">Romans 14:15</a>.I mean, not your own. Paul clarifies that the focus is not on one's own conscience but on the conscience of others. This distinction is crucial in understanding Christian liberty. While believers have freedom in Christ, this freedom is not to be exercised selfishly or without regard for others. The emphasis on "not your own" highlights the selfless nature of Christian love, as seen in <a href="/philippians/2-3.htm">Philippians 2:3-4</a>, where believers are encouraged to consider others more significant than themselves. This teaching aligns with the example of Christ, who, though free, chose to serve and sacrifice for the sake of others (<a href="/mark/10-45.htm">Mark 10:45</a>).For why should my freedom be determined by someone else’s conscience? Here, Paul raises a rhetorical question to illustrate the tension between personal freedom and communal responsibility. The question underscores the potential conflict between exercising personal liberty and causing another believer to stumble. While Paul acknowledges the legitimacy of Christian freedom, he also stresses that it should not be exercised at the expense of another's spiritual health. This principle is consistent with the teaching in <a href="/galatians/5-13.htm">Galatians 5:13</a>, where believers are called to use their freedom to serve one another in love. The underlying message is that true freedom in Christ involves a willingness to limit one's own rights for the sake of others, reflecting the sacrificial love of Jesus.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/paul_the_apostle.htm">Paul the Apostle</a> The author of 1 Corinthians, addressing the church in Corinth, providing guidance on Christian liberty and conscience. 2. <a href="/topical/c/corinth.htm">Corinth</a> A major city in ancient Greece, known for its diverse population and cultural influences, which often led to moral and ethical challenges for the early Christians. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_corinthian_church.htm">The Corinthian Church</a> The recipients of Paul's letter, a community of believers navigating issues of idolatry, morality, and interpersonal relationships. 4. <a href="/topical/c/conscience.htm">Conscience</a> A key theme in this passage, referring to the inner sense of right and wrong that guides a person's actions and decisions. 5. <a href="/topical/c/christian_liberty.htm">Christian Liberty</a> The freedom believers have in Christ, which must be balanced with responsibility towards others.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/understanding_christian_liberty.htm">Understanding Christian Liberty</a> Recognize that our freedom in Christ is not an excuse for selfishness but a call to love and serve others. <a href="/topical/r/respecting_others'_consciences.htm">Respecting Others' Consciences</a> Be mindful of how our actions affect the spiritual well-being of others, especially those who may have weaker consciences. <a href="/topical/b/balancing_freedom_and_responsibility.htm">Balancing Freedom and Responsibility</a> Exercise personal freedom with a sense of responsibility, ensuring that it does not lead others into sin or confusion. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_conscience.htm">The Role of Conscience</a> Understand that conscience is a God-given guide, but it must be informed by Scripture and sensitive to the Holy Spirit. <a href="/topical/c/community_and_unity.htm">Community and Unity</a> Strive for unity within the body of Christ by prioritizing the spiritual health of the community over individual preferences.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_corinthians_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Corinthians 10</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_idol_food.htm">What does the Bible say about food offered to idols?</a> <a href="/q/is_christian_comedy_appropriate.htm">Is Christian comedy considered appropriate entertainment?</a> <a href="/q/is_'oh_my_god_gosh'_sinful.htm">Is saying 'Oh my God' or 'Oh my Gosh' sinful?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_tattoos.htm">What does the Bible say about Christian tattoos?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_corinthians/10.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(29) Conscience, I say, not thine own, but of the other.--In the previous verse there is nothing to indicate that the obligation not to eat the meat under such circumstances arises from a consideration of the tenderness of the other's conscience. Here any danger of mistake as to whose conscience is meant is removed. Of course (says St. Paul) I mean his conscience, not yours. For no other man's scruples are to bind my conscience. While the opinion or weakness of another is never to make my conscience waver from what it knows to be true, it may often be a reason for our sacrificing in act some personal indulgence.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_corinthians/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 29. - Conscience, I say, not thine own, but of the other. You may be well aware that you intend no sanction of idolatry, but if the other supposes that you do, you wound his conscience, which you have no right to do. Your own conscience has already decided for itself. For why is my liberty judged of another man's conscience? These words explain why he said "conscience not thine own." The mere fact that another person thinks that we are doing wrong does not furnish the smallest proof that we are doing wrong. We stand or fall only to our own Master, and our consciences are free to form their own independent conclusion. Perhaps in this clause and the next verse we have an echo of the arguments used by the Corinthian "liberals," who objected to sacrifice themselves to the scruples of the weak. The independence of conscience is powerfully maintained in <a href="/romans/14-2.htm">Romans 14:2-5</a>. <a href="/commentaries/1_corinthians/10-29.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>the τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. other [one’s] ἑτέρου (heterou) Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2087.htm">Strong's 2087: </a> (a) of two: another, a second, (b) other, different, (c) one's neighbor. Of uncertain affinity; other or different. [ conscience ], τὴν (tēn) Article - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. I mean, λέγω (legō) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. not οὐχὶ (ouchi) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3780.htm">Strong's 3780: </a> By no means, not at all. Intensive of ou; not indeed. your own. ἑαυτοῦ (heautou) Reflexive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1438.htm">Strong's 1438: </a> Himself, herself, itself. For γὰρ (gar) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1063.htm">Strong's 1063: </a> For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason. why ἵνα‿ (hina) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2443.htm">Strong's 2443: </a> In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that. {should} my μου (mou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. freedom ἐλευθερία (eleutheria) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1657.htm">Strong's 1657: </a> Freedom, liberty, especially: a state of freedom from slavery. From eleutheros; freedom. be determined κρίνεται (krinetai) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2919.htm">Strong's 2919: </a> Properly, to distinguish, i.e. Decide; by implication, to try, condemn, punish. by ὑπὸ (hypo) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_5259.htm">Strong's 5259: </a> A primary preposition; under, i.e. of place, or with verbs; of place (underneath) or where (below) or time (when). someone else’s ἄλλης (allēs) Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_243.htm">Strong's 243: </a> Other, another (of more than two), different. A primary word; 'else, ' i.e. Different. conscience? συνειδήσεως (syneidēseōs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4893.htm">Strong's 4893: </a> The conscience, a persisting notion. From a prolonged form of suneido; co-perception, i.e. Moral consciousness. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_corinthians/10-29.htm">1 Corinthians 10:29 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_corinthians/10-29.htm">1 Corinthians 10:29 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_corinthians/10-29.htm">1 Corinthians 10:29 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_corinthians/10-29.htm">1 Corinthians 10:29 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_corinthians/10-29.htm">1 Corinthians 10:29 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_corinthians/10-29.htm">1 Corinthians 10:29 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_corinthians/10-29.htm">1 Corinthians 10:29 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_corinthians/10-29.htm">1 Corinthians 10:29 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_corinthians/10-29.htm">1 Corinthians 10:29 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_corinthians/10-29.htm">1 Corinthians 10:29 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/10-29.htm">NT Letters: 1 Corinthians 10:29 Conscience I say not your own (1 Cor. 1C iC 1Cor i cor icor) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-28.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Corinthians 10:28"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Corinthians 10:28" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-30.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Corinthians 10:30"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Corinthians 10:30" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>