1 Corinthians 8:10 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ For if any man see thee which hast knowledge sit at meat in the idol's temple, shall not the conscience of him which is weak be emboldenedd to eat those things which are offered to idols; ”

1 Corinthians 8:10 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For if any man - Any Christian brother who is ignorant, or anyone who might otherwise become a Christian. Which hast knowledge - Who are fully informed in regard to the real nature of idol wo...
1 Corinthians 8:10 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

(6) For if any man see thee which hast knowledge sit at meat in the idol's temple, shall not the conscience of him which is weak be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols; (6) Ano...
1 Corinthians 8:10 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Corinthians 8. Let Those who Have Knowledge Control its Exercise by Love, lest they Ruin their Brother for whom Christ Died. Paul begins with a quotation from the church letter. They claim that a...
1 Corinthians 8:10 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

see . App-133. sit at meat . sitting down. idol's temple . Greek. eidoleion. Only here. conscience . Greek. suneidesis. which . since he. emboldened . Literally built up. Greek. oikod...
1 Corinthians 8:10 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

10. If any one see thee. From this it appears more clearly, how much liberty the Corinthians allowed themselves; for when the wicked made a kind of sacred banquet for their idols, they did n...
1 Corinthians 8:10 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

For if any man see thee which hast knowledge sit at meat in the idol's temple, shall not the conscience of him which is weak be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols; If any man s...
1 Corinthians 8:10 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Sit at meat in the idol's temple— Entertainments among the heathens commonlyconsistedofwhathadbeensacrificedtotheirfictitiousdeities;fromwhich, however, the truly pious among Christians religiously...
1 Corinthians 8:10 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

For if any man see thee which hast knowledge sit at meat in the idol's temple, shall not the conscience of him which is weak be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols; If a...
1 Corinthians 8:10 - 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 8:10 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

For if any man ( i.e., any of the weak brethren) see thee which hast knowledge. — The fact of your being avowedly advanced in the knowledge of the faith will make your example the more dangerous...
1 Corinthians 8:10 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 12 LIBERTY AND LOVE THE next question which had been put to Paul by the Corinthian Church, and to which he now replies, is "touching things offered unto idols," whether a Christian had li...
1 Corinthians 8:10 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Consideration for Others' Weakness 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 It was the heathen custom of the time to present for blessing in the idol temples the food that was sold and bought in public marketplace...
1 Corinthians 8:10 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The apostle next dealt with the subject of "things sacrificed to idols." The question evidently was whether the members of the Church in Corinth ought under any circumstances to eat parts of the heat...
1 Corinthians 8:10 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(7) Howbeit there is not in every man that knowledge: for some with conscience of the idol unto this hour eat it as a thing offered unto an idol; and their conscience being weak is defiled. (8) But m...
1 Corinthians 8:10 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

For if any man see thee which hast knowledge ,.... That is, not any person whatever; not one that has equal knowledge, and can with a good conscience take the same liberty; but one that is weak in t...
1 Corinthians 8:10 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

For if any man see thee which hast knowledge sit at meat in the idol's temple, shall not the conscience of him which is weak be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols; Ver. 10....
1 Corinthians 8:10 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

But take heed lest this liberty of yours To eat indifferently of such meats; become a stumbling-block An occasion of doing what they judge unlawful; to them that are weak Uninformed in the trut...
1 Corinthians 8:10 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Chapter s 1 Timothy 4 have given God's answer to worldly wisdom; Chapter s 5 to 7 have dealt with questions concerning the flesh: now chapter 8 turns to the matter of Satanic influence, and this is...
1 Corinthians 8:10 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

On Eating Things Offered to Idols. A. D. 57. 7 Howbeit there is not in every man that know...
1 Corinthians 8:10 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Here the apostle showeth how they sinned in eating meat in the idol's temple, which had been before offered to the idol, admitting the thing in itself lawful, (which indeed it was not), viz. accident...
1 Corinthians 8:10 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

'But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to the weak. For if a man sees you who have knowledge sitting at meat in an idol's temple, will not his conscience, if h...
1 Corinthians 8:10 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES N.B. 1.—See the question discussed in this chapter homiletically treated under 1 Corinthians 6:12 . N.B. 2.—Note how Paul here (as in Romans 14:15 .) bases nothing of his rep...
1 Corinthians 8:10 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Corinthians 8:4 . We know that an idol is nothing. St. Paul transcribes this from Zechariah 2:18 , where the Hebrew text is literally “dumb nothings,” for dumb idols; a phrase used by the Gnost...
1 Corinthians 8:10 - The Biblical Illustrator

How as touching things offered to idols. Liberty and love 1. The question about meats necessarily arose in a society partly heathen and partly Christian. Every meal was dedicated to the househo...
1 Corinthians 8:10 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION 1 Corinthians 8:1-46 The relation of lore to knowledge with respect to the question of eating idol offerings. 1 Corinthians 8:1 As touching things offered unto idols ....
1 Corinthians 8:10 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

A warning against the reckless use of Christian liberty:
1 Corinthians 8:10 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 10:20 ; 1 Corinthians 10:21 ; 1 Corinthians 10:28 ; 1 Corinthians 10:29 ; 1 Corinthians 10:32 ; 1 Corinthians 8:1 ; 1 Corinthians 8:2 ; Amos 2:8 ; Judges 9:27 ; Numbers 25:2 ;...
1 Corinthians 8:10 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

For if any one see thee who hast knowledge — Whom he believes to have more knowledge than himself, and who really hast this knowledge, that an idol is nothing — sitting down to an entertainment in...

1 Corinthians 8:10 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Corinthians 8:10 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Corinthians 8:10 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Corinthians 8:10 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Corinthians 8:10 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

1 Corinthians 8:10 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Corinthians 8:10 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

1 Corinthians 8:10 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Corinthians 8:10 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Corinthians 8:10 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Corinthians 8:10 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Corinthians 8:10 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Corinthians 8:10 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Corinthians 8:10 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Corinthians 8:10 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Corinthians 8:10 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Corinthians 8:10 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Corinthians 8:10 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Corinthians 8:10 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Corinthians 8:10 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Corinthians 8:10 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Corinthians 8:10 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Corinthians 8:10 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Corinthians 8:10 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Corinthians 8:10 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Corinthians 8:10 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Corinthians 8:10 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 8:10 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes