1 Corinthians 10:31 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God. ”

1 Corinthians 10:31 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Whether therefore ye eat or drink - This direction should be strictly and properly applied to the case in hand; that is, to the question about eating and drinking the things that had been offered...
1 Corinthians 10:31 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

(9) Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God. (9) The conclusion: we must order ourselves in such a way that we seek not ourselves, but God's glory, and so...
1 Corinthians 10:31 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Corinthians 10:23 to 1 Corinthians 11:1 . From the meal in the idol's temple Paul passes to the question as it arose in daily life. He repeats that while all might be lawful all was not expedien...
1 Corinthians 10:31 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

to. App-104.
1 Corinthians 10:31 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

31. Whether, therefore, ye eat, or drink Lest they should think, that in so small a matter they should not be so careful to avoid blame, he teaches that there is no part of our life, and no...
1 Corinthians 10:31 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God. Whether therefore ye eat, or drink - As no general rule can be laid down in reference to the above particulars, th...
1 Corinthians 10:31 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Whether therefore ye eat— "Therefore on the whole, to conclude this discourse, since no one particular rule can be laid down to suit all the diversities of temper and apprehension which may arise;...
1 Corinthians 10:31 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God. Contrast Zechariah 7:6 , worldly men. The godly "eat and drink," and it in well with him ( Jeremiah 22:15-...
1 Corinthians 10:31 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

(b) Food offered to Idols In these Chapter s St. Paul answers another question of the Corinthians—as to the lawfulness of eating food which had been offered in sacrifice to idols. This was a ver...
1 Corinthians 10:31 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do. — These words embrace all life. The definite acts of eating and drinking are mentioned expressly as they are the subject immediately under c...
1 Corinthians 10:31 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 15 FALLACIOUS PRESUMPTIONS IN discussing the question regarding "things offered unto idols," Paul is led to treat at large of Christian liberty, a subject to which he was always drawn. An...
1 Corinthians 10:31 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

“Do All to the Glory of God” 1 Corinthians 10:23-33 ; 1 Corinthians 11:1 There seems to be a, clear distinction in the Apostle's directions between feasting in an idol temple on the one hand,...
1 Corinthians 10:31 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

A great warning based on an illustration in Israel's history is contained in these words, "Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall." To this warning the apostle adds that t...
1 Corinthians 10:31 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(23) All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not. (24) Let no man seek his own, but every man another's wealth. (25) Whatsoe...
1 Corinthians 10:31 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

CHRISTIAN LIFE ‘Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.’ 1 Corinthians 10:31 From the day of a man’s birth, when he became a creature of God, the...
1 Corinthians 10:31 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Whether therefore ye eat or drink ,.... Which may principally refer to eating things sacrificed to idols, and drinking the libations of wine offered to them, since this is the subject of the apostle...
1 Corinthians 10:31 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God. Ver. 31. Whether therefore ye eat, &c. ] Of a reverend Scotch divine it is said, that "he did even eat and...
1 Corinthians 10:31 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Whether, therefore , &c. To close the present point with a general rule, applicable not only in this, but in all cases, see to it that whether ye eat or drink, or whatsoever ye do In all thing...
1 Corinthians 10:31 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Just as, in the end of chapter 9, Paul shows himself willing to submit to a serious test as to the reality of his Christianity, so in the first of chapter 10 it is plain that all who claim the place...
1 Corinthians 10:31 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Christian Liberty. A. D. 57. 23 All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedie...
1 Corinthians 10:31 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The apostle, in these three last verses, layeth down three rules, to direct Christians how to use their liberty as to things that are of an indifferent nature, neither in themselves commanded nor for...
1 Corinthians 10:31 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

'Whether therefore you eat, or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.' Paul's reply is specific and clear. He points to the positive aspect, the need to do all to the glory of God. H...
1 Corinthians 10:31 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES 1 Corinthians 10:1 .—Notice “ for ,” true reading, connecting closely with ix. ult. Q.d . “I am not secure from becoming a ‘castaway’; you are not yet sure of the prize; for it...
1 Corinthians 10:31 - Sermon Bible Commentary

1 Corinthians 10:31 When persons are convinced that life is short, that it is unequal to any great purpose, that it does not display adequately or bring to perfection the true Christian, when they...
1 Corinthians 10:31 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

1 Corinthians 10:15-19 . I Speak as to wise men; judge ye what I say. The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the com...
1 Corinthians 10:31 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Corinthians 10:1 . I would not have you ignorant of the grand point, the foundation of the Hebrew religion; that our fathers, for such was the usual language of the jews and proselytes respect...
1 Corinthians 10:31 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION 1 Corinthians 10:1-46 Warnings against over confidence in relation to idolatry and other temptations. 1 Corinthians 10:1 Moreover ; rather, for. He has just shown the...
1 Corinthians 10:31 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Whether, therefore, ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
1 Corinthians 10:31 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 7:34 ; 1 Peter 4:11 ; Colossians 3:17 ; Colossians 3:23 ; Deuteronomy 12:12 ; Deuteronomy 12:18 ; Deuteronomy 12:7 ; Luke 11:41 ; Nehemiah 8:16-18 ; Zechariah 7:5 ; Zechariah...
1 Corinthians 10:31 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Therefore — To close the present point with a general rule, applicable not only in this, but in all cases, Whatsoever ye do — In all things whatsoever, whether of a religious or civil nature, in al...

1 Corinthians 10:31 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Corinthians 10:31 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Corinthians 10:31 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Corinthians 10:31 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Corinthians 10:31 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

1 Corinthians 10:31 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Corinthians 10:31 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

1 Corinthians 10:31 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Corinthians 10:31 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Corinthians 10:31 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Corinthians 10:31 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Corinthians 10:31 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Corinthians 10:31 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Corinthians 10:31 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Corinthians 10:31 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

1 Corinthians 10:31 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Corinthians 10:31 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Corinthians 10:31 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Corinthians 10:31 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Corinthians 10:31 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Corinthians 10:31 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Corinthians 10:31 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Corinthians 10:31 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Corinthians 10:31 - Sermon Bible Commentary

1 Corinthians 10:31 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

1 Corinthians 10:31 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Corinthians 10:31 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Corinthians 10:31 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Corinthians 10:31 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 10:31 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes