1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians 10:28
28But if someone tells you, “This food was offered to idols,” then do not eat it, for the sake of the one who told you and for the sake of conscience —f
Footnotes
- f 10:28 BYZ and TR and for the sake of conscience—for the earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness thereof—
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | δέ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| if | ἐὰν | ean | Conjunction | G1437 if |
| someone | τις | tis | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5100 any one, some one |
| tells | εἴπῃ | eipē | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| you | ὑμῖν | hymin | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| This | Τοῦτο | Touto | Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| was | ἐστιν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| offered to idols | ἱερόθυτόν | hierothyton | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular | G1494 sacrificed to an image |
| not | μὴ | mē | Adverb | G3361 not, lest |
| eat | ἐσθίετε | esthiete | Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G2068 I eat |
| for the sake of | δι’ | di’ | Preposition | G1223 through, on account of |
| the one | ἐκεῖνον | ekeinon | Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G1565 that, that one there, yonder |
| who | τὸν | ton | Article - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| told | μηνύσαντα | mēnysanta | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3377 I reveal, inform |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| for the sake of conscience | συνείδησιν | syneidēsin | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G4893 the conscience |
Cross-references
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1 Corinthians 8:10–13 · Romans 14:15 · 1 Corinthians 8:7 · 1 Corinthians 10:26 · Psalm 115:16 · Matthew 6:31–32 · Jeremiah 27:5–6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.