1Cor 10:27-29 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for 1Cor 10:27-29: 10:27-29 When Christians are invited for a meal with an unbeliever, the Christians are free to eat what is set before them unless warned that the meat has been offered to an idol . In that case, the Christian should refrain from eating it out of consideration for the conscience of the other person, who might misinterpret it or be hurt by believing that such eating honors the god to whom the meat has been sacrificed (see 8:7 , 9-10 ; cp. Rom 14:13-15 , 20-23 ).

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b8:7►

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dRom 14:13-15►

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‏ 1 Corinthians 10:27-29

Summary for 1Cor 10:27-29: 10:27-29 ^a When Christians are invited for a meal with an unbeliever, the Christians are free to eat what is set before them unless warned that the meat has been offered to an idol. In that case, the Christian should refrain from eating it out of consideration for the conscience of the other person, who might misinterpret it or be hurt by believing that such eating honors the god to whom the meat has been sacrificed (see 8:7 ^b, 9-10 ^c; cp. Rom 14:13-15 ^d, 20-23 ^e).
Summary for 1Cor 10:29-30: 10:29-30 ^f These two questions are difficult to understand in light of 10:28-29a ^g. By placing 10:28-29a ^h in parentheses, the NLT has interpreted these questions as expressing Paul’s own convictions, following on from 10:27 ⁱ.