1 Corinthians 10:25–33

²⁵Eat any meat that is sold in the meat market. Do not ask questions about it. ²⁶You may eat it, “because the earth belongs to the Lord, and everything in it.” ⁿ

²⁷Those who are not believers may invite you to eat with them. If you want to go, eat anything that is put before you. Do not ask questions about it. ²⁸But if anyone says to you, “That food was offered to idols,” do not eat it. Do not eat it because of that person who told you and because eating it might be thought to be wrong. ²⁹I don’t mean you think it is wrong, but the other person might. But why, you ask, should my freedom be judged by someone else’s conscience? ³⁰If I eat the meal with thankfulness, why am I criticized because of something for which I thank God?

³¹The answer is, if you eat or drink, or if you do anything, do it all for the glory of God. ³²Never do anything that might hurt others—Jews, Greeks, or God’s church—³³just as I, also, try to please everybody in every way. I am not trying to do what is good for me but what is good for most people so they can be saved.