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 things whatsoever, whether of a religious or civil nature, in all the common as well as sacred actions of life, keep the glory of God in view, and steadily pursue, in all, this one end of your being, the planting or advancing the vital knowledge and love of God, first in your own souls, then in the souls of as many others as you can have access to, or by any means influence. Give none offence If, and as far as, it is possible, neither to the unbelieving Jews By lessening their abhorrence of idols; nor to the unbelieving Greeks By confirming them in their idolatry; nor to the church of God By making the ignorant think you idolaters. Even as I As much as lieth in me; please all men in all things Innocent; not seeking mine own profit Mine own temporal interest or gratification; but the profit The everlasting advantage; of many, that they may be saved By being brought to and confirmed in that religion, on which their eternal happiness depends.
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1 Corinthians 10:31-33
31 Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
32 Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles,d nor to the church of God:
33 Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved.