1 Corinthians 10:24

Let no man seek his own, but every man another’s wealth.

1 Corinthians 10:24, King James Version

1 Corinthians 10:24 in other translations

BSB	No one should seek his own good, but the good of others.
WEB	Let no one seek his own, but each one his neighbor’s good.
ASV	Let no man seek his own, but each his neighbor’s good.
YLT	let no one seek his own--but each another's.
DARBY	Let no one seek his own advantage, but that of the other.
BBE	Let a man give attention not only to what is good for himself, but equally to his neighbour's good.
Webster	Let no man seek his own, but every man another's wealth.

What does 1 Corinthians 10:24 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

24. (1Co 10:33; 1Co 13:5; Ro 15:1, 2).

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Barnes' Notes

Verse 24. Let no man seek his own. This should be properly interpreted of the matter under discussion, though the direction assumes the form of a general principle. Originally it meant, "Let no man, in regard to the question about partaking of the meat offered in sacrifice to idols, consult his own pleasure, happiness, or convenience; but let him, as the leading rule on the subject, ask what will be for the welfare of others. Let him not gratify his own taste and inclinations, regardless of their feelings, comfort, and salvation; but let him in these things have a primary reference to their welfare." He may dispense with these things without danger or injury; he cannot indulge in them without endangering the happiness or purity of others. His duty, therefore, requires him to abstain. The injunction, however, has a general form, and is applicable to all Christians, and to all cases of a similar kind. It does not mean that a man is not in any instance to regard his own welfare, happiness, or salvation; it does not mean that a man owes no duty to himself or family, or that he should neglect all these to advance the welfare of others; but the precept means, that in cases like that under consideration, when there is no positive law, and when a man's example would have a great influence, he should be guided in his conduct, not by a reference to his own ease, comfort, or gratification, but by a reference to the purity and salvation of others. And the observance of this simple rule would make a prodigious change in the church and the world.

But every man another's wealth. The word wealth is not in the Greek. Literally, "that which is of another;" the word το referring to anything and everything that pertains to his comfort, usefulness, happiness, or salvation. The sentiment of the whole is, when a man is bound and directed by no positive law, his grand rule should be the comfort and salvation of others. This is a simple rule; it might be easily applied; and this would be a sort of balance-wheel in the various actions and plans of the world. If every man would adopt this rule, he could not be in much danger of going wrong; he would be certain that he would not live in vain.

(e) "Let no man" Php 2:4,21

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 24 Let no man seek his own, etc. - Let none, for his private gratification or emolument, disturb the peace or injure the soul of another. Let every man live, not for himself, but for every part of the great human family with which he is surrounded.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Corinthians 10:23-33

There were cases wherein Christians might eat what had been offered to idols, without sin. Such as when the flesh was sold in the market as common food, for the priest to whom it had been given. But a Christian must not merely consider what is lawful, but what is expedient, and to edify others. Christianity by no means forbids the common offices of kindness, or allows uncourteous behaviour to any, however they may…

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1 Corinthians 10:24 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

μηδεὶςmēdeisNo oneG3367

τὸtothe [good]G3588

ἑαυτοῦhe'autouof himselfG1438

ζητείτωzēteitōshould seekG2212

ἀλλὰallabutG235

τὸtothatG3588

τοῦtouof theG3588

ἑτέρουheterouotherG2087

ἕκαστος.¶hekastoseach.G1538

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Corinthians 10:24

Romans 15:1-2
We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification.
Philippians 2:4-5
Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others. Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:
1 Corinthians 10:33
Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved.
Philippians 2:21
For all seek their own, not the things which are Jesus Christ’s.
1 Corinthians 9:19-23
For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more. And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law; To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law. To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some. …
1 Corinthians 13:5
Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
2 Corinthians 12:14
Behold, the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be burdensome to you: for I seek not yours, but you: for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

seek.
33; 9:19-23; 13:5; Php 2:4,5,21

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

1 Corinthians 10:23
All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.
1 Corinthians 10:24
Let no man seek his own, but every man another’s wealth.
1 Corinthians 10:25
Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, that eat, asking no question for conscience sake:

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1 Corinthians 10:24 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Ninguno busque su propio bien, sino el del otro.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Que personne ne cherche son propre intérêt, mais celui d’autrui.
German Elberfelder 1871	Niemand suche das Seine, sondern das des anderen.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Nemo quod suum est quærat, sed quod alterius.