1 Corinthians 10:19 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

What say I then? that the idol is any thing, or that which is offered in sacrifice to idols is any thing? What say I then? - A Jewish phrase for, I conclude; and this is his conclusion: that although an idol is nothing, has neither power nor influence, nor are things offered to idols any thing the worse for being thus offered; yet, as the things sacrificed by the Gentiles are sacrificed to demons and not to God, those who partake of them have fellowship with demons: those who profess Christianity cannot have fellowship both with Christ and the devil.