Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God:
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Gill's Exposition
Even as I please all men in all things,.... The apostle sets himself as an example, though he was far from being a man pleaser, in the bad sense of that phrase; nor must these all things, in which he…
Barnes' Notes
Give none offence - Be inoffensive; that is, do not act so as to lead others into sin; see the note at Rom 14:13. Neither to the Jews ... - To no one, though they are the foes of God or strangers to…
Adam Clarke
Give none offense, etc. - Scrupulously avoid giving any cause of offense either to the unconverted Jews or the unconverted Gentiles, so as to prejudice them against Christianity: nor to the Church of…
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
Give none offence This verse and the next explain the words, - I am made all things to all men," ch. 1Co 9:22.
neither to the Jews This question is dealt with fully in Romans 16, where the question of…
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