²⁸But if any man say unto you, This is ^moffered in sacrifice unto idols, eat not ^afor his sake that shewed it, and for ^xconscience sake: for ^ythe earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof: ²⁹^xConscience, I say, not thine own, but of the other: for why is ^bmy liberty judged of another man’s conscience?

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mver. 28. See Acts 15:29.
ach. 8:10–12.
xch. 8:7.
yCited from Ps. 24:1, which see. So ver. 28.
xch. 8:7.
bSo ch. 9:1, 19.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

But if someone says to you, “This has been offered in sacrifice,” then do not eat it, for the sake of the one who informed you, and for the sake of conscience— I do not mean your conscience, but his. For why should my liberty be determined by someone else’s conscience?

NIVNew International Version (2011)

But if someone says to you, “This has been offered in sacrifice,” then do not eat it, both for the sake of the one who told you and for the sake of conscience. I am referring to the other person’s conscience, not yours. For why is my freedom being judged by another’s conscience?

CSBChristian Standard Bible

But if someone says to you, “This is food from a sacrifice,” do not eat it, out of consideration for the one who told you, and for the sake of conscience. I do not mean your own conscience, but the other person’s. For why is my freedom judged by another person’s conscience?

NLTNew Living Translation

(But suppose someone tells you, “This meat was offered to an idol.” Don’t eat it, out of consideration for the conscience of the one who told you. It might not be a matter of conscience for you, but it is for the other person.) For why should my freedom be limited by what someone else thinks?

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But if someone says to you, “This is offered to idols,” do not eat it, for the sake of that one who informed you and the conscience. Now I am not speaking about your own conscience, but the conscience of the other person. For why is my freedom judged by another’s conscience?