Verse Lens · Concise explanation
1 Corinthians 10:27 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 27. 27If any of them that believe not bid you to a feast, and ye be disposed to go; whatsoever is set before you, eat, asking no question for conscience sake.
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Quick Meaning
This verse permits an unbeliever's meal invitation if freely accepted.
Freedom is real, and so is the neighbor across the table.
This verse is one part of that explanation in 1 Corinthians 10:23–11:1. The complete section carries the connected meaning and how it should shape life.
Read It With
- 1 Corinthians 10:23–11:1
Read 1 Corinthians 10:27 with 10:23–11:1. This verse permits an unbeliever's meal invitation if freely accepted. The complete unit establishes: Paul permits ordinary market and hospitality food without anxious investigation, but when food is explicitly identified as sacrificial the believer should abstain for the informant's conscience; the controlling aims are another's good, God's glory, avoidable non-harm, and imitation of Paul's Christ-centered concern.
Why This Verse Appears Here
The final food unit translates a firm worship boundary into flexible ordinary life governed by conscience, mission, and another person's good. At 10:27, this verse permits an unbeliever's meal invitation if freely accepted.
Phrase-by-Phrase Explanation
“If any of them that believe not bid you to a feast”
In plain language: This verse permits an unbeliever's meal invitation if freely accepted.
It contributes specifically to Seek Another's Good and God's Glory inside 1 Corinthians 10:23–11:1.
Why it matters: The wording identifies this verse's distinct contribution without requiring an independent extended treatment.
How certain? probableWhat Remains True
This verse permits an unbeliever's meal invitation if freely accepted. This supports the unit's enduring conclusion: Ordinary freedom serves God's glory when it seeks another's real good and communicates allegiance truthfully.
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read 1 Corinthians 10:23–11:1 — Seek Another's Good and God's GlorySources used for this Verse Lens
How certain is this explanation? strong
These are the sources used directly for this lens. Language, grammar, disagreements, and the complete source shelf remain attached to the full thought-unit research record.
Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact reader-facing Scripture wording, paragraph markers, supplied-word markup, and complete verse coverage.
Exact location: 1 Corinthians 10:23–11:1, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗Greek textual evidence
The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition
Michael W. Holmes, editor; Society of Biblical Literature and Logos
Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software, 2010
Supports: Greek wording, clause relationships, repeated terms, and original-language discussion.
Exact location: SBLGNT official text file 1Cor.txt, 10:23–11:1
Open the 1 Corinthians Greek text file ↗Translation and textual notes
NET Bible - 1 Corinthians with translators' and textual notes
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2005-2026 online edition
Supports: Verse-level syntax, KJV-era wording, textual variants, and interpretive alternatives.
Exact location: NET Bible 1 Corinthians 10:23–11:1 print view with translator, study, and textual notes
Open the official NET 1 Corinthians PDF