1 Corinthians 10:32
Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God:
1 Corinthians 10:32 in other translations
| BSB | Do not become a stumbling block, whether to Jews or Greeks or the church of God— |
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| WEB | Give no occasion for stumbling, whether to Jews, to Greeks, or to the assembly of God; |
| ASV | Give no occasion of stumbling, either to Jews, or to Greeks, or to the church of God: |
| YLT | become offenceless, both to Jews and Greeks, and to the assembly of God; |
| DARBY | Give no occasion to stumbling, whether to Jews, or Greeks, or the assembly of God. |
| BBE | Give no cause of trouble to Jews, or to Greeks, or to the church of God. |
| Webster | Give no offense, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God: |
What does 1 Corinthians 10:32 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Barnes' Notes
Neither to the Jews, etc. To no one, though they are the foes of God or strangers to him. To the Jews be inoffensive, because they think that the least approach to idol worship is to be abhorred. Do not so act as to lead them to think that you connive at or approve idol worship, and so as to prejudice them the more against the Christian religion, and lead them more and more to oppose it. In other words, do not attend the feasts in honour of idols.
Nor to the Gentiles. Greek, Greeks. To the pagans who are unconverted. They are attached to idol worship. They seek every way to justify themselves in it. Do not countenance them in it, and thus lead them into the sin of idolatry.
Nor to the church of God. To Christians. Many of them are weak. They may not be as fully instructed as you are. Your example would lead them into sin. Abstain, therefore, from things which, though they are in themselves strictly lawful, may yet be the occasion of leading others into sin, and endangering their salvation.
(c) "none offence" Rom 14:13, 2Cor 6:3 (2) "Gentiles" "Greeks"
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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…
1 Corinthians 10:32 in the original Greek
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Cross references for 1 Corinthians 10:32
- Acts 20:28
Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
- 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.
- Romans 14:13
Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother’s way.
- Acts 24:16
And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men.
- 1 Corinthians 8:13
Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend.
- 2 Corinthians 6:3
Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed:
- 1 Timothy 3:15
But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.
- 1 Corinthians 11:22
What? have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise ye the church of God, and shame them that have not? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I praise you not.
- 1 Timothy 3:5
(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
- Philippians 1:10
That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ;
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Context
- 1 Corinthians 10:31
Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
- 1 Corinthians 10:32
Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God:
- 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.
1 Corinthians 10:32 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Sed sin ofensa á Judíos, y á Gentiles, y á la iglesia de Dios: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Ne devenez une cause d’achoppement ni aux Juifs, ni aux Grecs, ni à l’assemblée de Dieu; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Seid ohne Anstoß, sowohl Juden als Griechen, und der Versammlung Gottes; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Sine offensione estote Judæis, et gentibus, et ecclesiæ Dei: |