Whatever is sold in the butcher shop, eat, asking no question for the sake of conscience,
Parallel translations
- KJV Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, that eat, asking no question for conscience sake:
- BSB Eat anything sold in the meat market without raising questions of conscience,
- NKJV Eat whatever is sold in the meat market, asking no questions for conscience’ sake;
- NASB Eat anything that is sold in the meat market without asking questions, for the sake of conscience;
- NLT So you may eat any meat that is sold in the marketplace without raising questions of conscience.
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Cross-references · 7
- 1 Tim 4:4For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected, if it is received with thanksgiving.
- 1 Cor 8:7However, that knowledge isn’t in all men. But some, with consciousness of the idol until now, eat as of a thing sacrificed to an idol, and their conscience, being weak, is defiled.
- Titus 1:15To the pure, all things are pure; but to those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.
- Rom 14:14I know, and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean of itself; except that to him who considers anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean.
- 1 Cor 10:27–29But if one of those who don’t believe invites you to a meal, and you are inclined to go, eat whatever is set before you, asking no questions for the sake of conscience.
- Rom 13:5Therefore you need to be in subjection, not only because of the wrath, but also for conscience’ sake.
- Acts 10:15A voice came to him again the second time, “What God has cleansed, you must not call unclean.”
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