1 Corinthians 10 · Verse 30

1 Corinthians 10:30

For if I by grace be a partaker, why am I evil spoken of for that for which I give thanks?
1 Corinthians 10:30, King James Version

1 Corinthians 10:30 in other translations

BSBIf I partake in the meal with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of that for which I give thanks?
WEBIf I partake with thankfulness, why am I denounced for something I give thanks for?
ASVIf I partake with thankfulness, why am I evil spoken of for that for which I give thanks?
YLTand if I thankfully do partake, why am I evil spoken of, for that for which I give thanks?
DARBYIf I partake with thanksgiving, why am I spoken evil of for what I give thanks for?
BBEBut if I give praise to God for the food which I take, let no man say evil of me for that reason.
WebsterFor if I by grace am a partaker, why am I evil spoken of for that for which I give thanks?

What does 1 Corinthians 10:30 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
30. For--The oldest manuscripts omit "For." by grace--rather, "thankfully" [Alford]. I ... be partaker--I partake of the food set before me. evil spoken of--by him who does not use his liberty, but will eat nothing without scrupulosity and questioning whence the meat comes. give thanks--which consecrates all the Christian's acts (Ro 14:6; 1Ti 4:3, 4).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes
Verse 30. For if I by grace be a partaker. Or rather, "If I partake by grace--if, by the grace and mercy of God, I have a right to partake of this--yet why should I so conduct as to expose myself to the reproaches and evil surmises of others? Why should I lay myself open to be blamed on the subject of eating, when there are so many bounties of Providence for which I may be thankful, and which I may partake of without doing injury, or exposing myself in any manner to be blamed?"

Why am I evil spoken of. Why should I pursue such a course as to expose myself to blame or censure?

For that for which I give thanks. For my food. The phrase, "for which I give thanks," seems to be a periphrasis for food, or for that of which he partook to nourish life. It is implied that he always gave thanks for his food; and that this was with him such a universal custom, that the phrase, "for which I give thanks," might be used as convenient and appropriate phraseology to denote his ordinary food. The idea in the verse, then, is this: "By the favour of God, I have a right to partake of this food. But if I did, I should be evil spoken of, mid do injury, And it is unnecessary. God has made ample provision elsewhere for my support, for which I may be thank. I will not therefore expose myself to calumny and reproach, or be the occasion of.injury to others by partaking of the food offered in sacrifice to idols."

(1) "grace" "thanksgiving" (a) "give thanks" Rom 14:6

Albert Barnes, 1834 · 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 10:30 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.

εἰeiIfG1487
ἐγὼegōI myselfG1473
χάριτιcharitiwith thankfulnessG5485
μετέχω,metechōpartake,G3348
τίtiwhyG5101
βλασφημοῦμαιblasphēmoumaiam I denigratedG987
ὑπὲρhuperforG5228
οὗhouthat whichG3739
ἐγὼegōI myselfG1473
εὐχαριστῶ;eucharistōgive thanks?G2168

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

Cross references for 1 Corinthians 10:30

  • Romans 14:6

    He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks.

  • 1 Timothy 4:3-4

    Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth. For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
grace. or, thanksgiving. for which.
Ro 14:6; 1Ti 4:3,4

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Context

  • 1 Corinthians 10:29

    Conscience, I say, not thine own, but of the other: for why is my liberty judged of another man’s conscience?

  • 1 Corinthians 10:30

    For if I by grace be a partaker, why am I evil spoken of for that for which I give thanks?

  • 1 Corinthians 10:31

    Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

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1 Corinthians 10:30 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y si yo con agradecimiento participo, ¿por qué he de ser blasfemado por lo que doy gracias?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Si moi, je participe avec action de grâces, pourquoi suis-je blâmé pour une chose dont moi je rends grâces?
German
Elberfelder 1871		Wenn ich mit Danksagung teilhabe, warum werde ich gelästert über das, wofür ich danksage?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Si ego cum gratia participo, quid blasphemor pro eo quod gratias ago?