Conscience, I say, not thine own, but of the other: for why is my liberty judged of another man's conscience?
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Gill's Exposition
For if I by grace be a partaker,.... Either of Christian liberty, through the grace of God; or of the creatures God has given men to eat of through his goodness, and which are enjoyed by the saints…
Barnes' Notes
Conscience, I say, not thine own - I know that you may have no scruples on the subject. I do not mean that with you this need be a matter of conscience. I do not put it on that; ground, as if an idol…
Adam Clarke
For why is my liberty judged of another man's conscience? etc. - Though in the case of flesh offered to idols, and other matters connected with idolatry, (on which it appears there was much of a…
In this passage the apostle shows in what instances, notwithstanding, Christians might lawfully eat what had been sacrificed to idols. They must not eat it out of religious respect to the idol, nor go…
Cambridge Bible
why is my liberty judged of another man's conscience? This and the following verse are a little obscure, but the sense appears to be that no man has a right to interfere with the liberty enjoyed by…
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