We may and ought to seek the pleasing of men, with subserviency and in subordination to the pleasing of Almighty God. 11:1 Take me for your model, as I take Christ. 1 Corinthians 10:23 - 33. 32. 3. 1 Corinthians 10:23-33 – Should I or Shouldn’t I? 23 “All things are lawful for me, but not all things are helpful; all things are lawful for me, but not all things edify.”. The object of their concessions was not to gain there nominal converts, nor to do away with the offense of the cross, Galatians 4:11, but to save men. Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Greek Scripture. not seeking mine own — (1 Corinthians 10:24). Warnings from Israel's History. (vi) 1 Corinthians 14:1-23 deals with the problem of speaking with tongues. Even as I please all men - Act as I do: forgetting myself, my own interests, convenience, ease, and comfort, I labor for the welfare of others; and particularly that they may be saved. Forfeit your liberty but don"t let his weakness determine what your liberty is!" This is the same idea as "I am made all things to all men." As all our father's in the Church were baptized unto Moses, as the Lord's minister, in the cloud, and in the sea; ate and drank of the spiritual sustenance, by faith in Christ; and eyed Christ as the sum and substance of all: so thou, by the same faith in the same God and Savior, art now passing through the same wilderness dispensations; and fetching strength for every new exercise by living on Jesus, and of his fulness receiving grace for grace. "I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some." To eat is still a liberty (esp. Find Top Church Sermons, Illustrations, and Preaching Slides on 1 Corinthians 10:33. They allowed sacrifices to be eaten; but eating within a temple was forbidden. John Calvin Commentary on Corinthians - Volume 1. 2. While these examples are certainly a creative application of what Paul said, they are completely contrary to what God meant. 20 No, but I say that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they a sacrifice to demons and not to God; and I do not want you to become sharers in demons.. 21 a You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons; you cannot partake of the table of the Lord and b the table of demons. Tools. 1 Corinthians 9:22. It seems to me probable, from 1 Corinthians 10:33, that the former applies to spiritual good in general, including our own (comp. His own example is valuable inasmuch as it is the example of one who is striving to conform to the image of his Lord. 1 Corinthians 10. So what am I saying? —His compliances and subserviences were neither for flattery nor self-interest, but for the eternal good of his fellow-beings. In what communion are those who feed themselves without fear, who eat with the glutton and drink with the drunkard? 1 Corinthians 10:33. even as I also please all men in all things —all things indifferent (as the next verse makes plain). This is taught in the context of 1 Corinthians 10:33, “I try to please all men in everything I do, not seeking my own advantage, but that of many, that they may be saved” (RSV). Comp 1 Corinthians 10:33. 1 Corinthians 10:33, ESV: "just as I try to please everyone in everything I do, not seeking my own advantage, but that of many, that they may be saved." Text: 1 Corinthians 10, 6-13. Find Top Church Sermons, Illustrations, and Preaching Slides on 1 Corinthians 10:23-33. Romans 15:1-3). In 1 Corinthians 7:32 it describes pleasing God. 1481. 10. Now in 10:23ff, he makes the point that “beneficial” is not merely beneficial to self but beneficial to others. Old word from συμπερω sumpherō to bear together, and explains use of verb in 1 Corinthians 10:23. 6 Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted. And when he did please all men, it was for their profit and advantage, not his own: to promote their eternal salvation, not his own temporal interest: I please all men, that they may be saved. Learn, 2. His main object had been to please all people; that is, not to alarm their prejudices, or needlessly to excite their opposition (see the note at 1 Corinthians 9:19-23), while he made known to them the truth, and sought their salvation - It is well when a minister can without ostentation appeal to his own example, and urge others to a life of self-denial and holiness, by his own manner of living, and by what he is himself in his daily walk and conversation. Insight, Volume 2, pp. God has made nothing independent of himself; the soul has no principle of self-dependence either in itself or its attainments: it is wise, powerful, and happy, only while it is depending on infinite wisdom, unlimited power, and endless mercy. 1:10). 33. It denotes what takes place on the apostle’s side through his endeavour, namely, to be the servant of all, and to be all things to all men (1 Corinthians 9:19 ff. The coming day will burn them up,” says the Lord who rules over all. I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, that our ancestors were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea, 2 and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, 3 and all ate the same spiritual food, 4 and all drank the same spiritual drink. See the example in this chapter: They rose up to play, dance, and sing: and. And we shall know heartfelt experience, while the King sitteth at his table, and this graces of our souls, which he himself hath given, and calleth forth into exercise, is like the spikenard, that the cup of blessing which we bless is indeed rich communion with the blood of Christ; and the bread we break is indeed precious communion of the body of Christ! To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use the convenient, Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology, Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament, The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary, Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary, but the profit of many, that they may be saved. In 1 Corinthians 9, Paul showed how important it is for Christians to give up their “rights.” Just as Paul gave up his “right” to be supported by his own preaching of the gospel, so some of the Corinthian Christians must sometimes give up their “right” to eat meat sacrificed to idols, based on the principle of love towards a weaker brother. In all these things he would have the Corinthians, according to the first verse of the next chapter, (where see note,) his followers. Bruce p. 101), "that they may be saved"- "that I may by all means save some." 10. 33.] The person whom the Holy Spirit leads, acts in love. C. DECORUM IN PUBLIC WORSHIP. They accommodated themselves to Jewish or Gentile usages only in matters of indifference. Same as "expedient", 1 Corinthians 10:23. 7 Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play. In this direction he was the most complying of men; in all others the most independent. 1 Corinthians 10:32-33. Here he claimed he was as accommodating as he could possibly be to win people to Christ (compare 1 Corinthians 9:22 b). Read 1-Corinthians 10 verse 33 with historical bible commentary, in-depth study discussion, and advanced version comparisons. (v) 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 is the great hymn of love which shows men the more excellent way. 1 Corinthians 10:24. Listen to the Bible . For surely, it is an ordinance of Jesus' own appointing. ], even as I also please all men in all things, Where no principle of Truth was involved, Paul tried to please everyone! Let us fear the sins of Israel, if we would shun their plagues. Commentary on 1 Corinthians 10:1-5 (Read 1 Corinthians 10:1-5) To dissuade the Corinthians from communion with idolaters, and security in any sinful course, the apostle sets before them the example of the Jewish nation of old. "For the apostle Paul the spiritual benefit became the touchstone for all experience" (ibid). Read 1-Corinthians 10 verse 33 with historical bible commentary, in-depth study discussion, and advanced version comparisons. 1 Corinthians challenges believers to examine every area of life through the lens of the gospel. Are not you my workmanship in the Lord? The other man"s weakness doesn"t make their ability to eat into an evil. With the last verse of this chapter we must connect the first verse of 1 Corinthians 11, âBecome imitators of me, even as I am of Christ.â This is the completion of the exhortation. This chapter has already presented the serious reader with a variety of maxims for his regulation. 1 Corinthians 10:24. "not seeking mine own profit"-"not doing..what is best for me, but what is best for them." That a thing sacrificed idolatrously is anything, or that an idol is anything? The testimony often permits what charity forbids, because circumstances in time, place, etc., may render a thing improper on one occasion that might be proper on another. We must not impair the ideal, to which this rule gives absolute expression (otherwise in Philippians 2:4), by supplying μόνον and καί, as Grotius and others do. The word please (aresko) is used of the dance that pleased King Herod ( Matthew 14:6) and of husbands and wives pleasing each other ( 1 Corinthians 7:33-34). Consider 1 Corinthians 8:4,10 (printed below) Now concerning the eating of food that has been offered to idols: We know that a worldly idol is nothing, and that there is no God except one… (10) If someone sees you—one who possesses knowledge—sitting in an idol’s temple, will not his conscience, being weak, become emboldened to eat what has been offered to idols? In 6:12, Paul made the point that all things are lawful, but not all things are beneficial. The Jews and Gentiles differed more widely in their religious, socialistic and manneristic peculiarities than any denominations now in America. 20. Comp 1 Corinthians 10:33. Paul’s personal example played a large part in his argument ( 1 Corinthians 10:9 ); it is fitting he should refer to it in summing up. Even Protestant missionaries are often perplexed how to decide between what is to be tolerated and what prohibited of the previous usages and ceremonies of their converts. He strove to "please all men in all things," did not seek his "own profit," and tried to "profit many" so people would be "saved." In many actions we have a twofold rule - the testimony of God and charity: and in many things charity is the best interpreter of the testimony. A spirit of curiosity too much indulged may, in an irreligious man, lead to covetousness and theft: in a godly man, to a troublesome and unscriptural scrupulosity of conscience, productive of nothing but uneasiness to itself, and disturbance to others. Paul takes a very different approach to this matter in the verses above. 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- Paul here proposes his own example as their guide. They abstained from all accommodation even in things indifferent, under circumstances which gave to those things a religious import. 4 1 “For indeed the day 2 is coming, burning like a furnace, and all the arrogant evildoers will be chaff. He tried to practice what he preached about putting the welfare of others first (cf. Paragraph. 33. No concession therefore, whether to the manners of the world or to the prejudices of the ignorant, can plead the sanction of apostolic example, which has not that object honestly in view. But this would be a pure tautology. In this final verse Paul said he lived (abided by) the message he preached. It is an unchangeable principle of the Christian morality that all comes from God by his love, and all should be returned to him by ours. 24 No one should seek their own good, but the good of others. Translation and Sermon by Nate Wilson for Christ the Redeemer Church, Manhattan, KS, 10 May 2009. 3 They all ate the same spiritual food 4 and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ. If I partake with thankfulness, why am I slandered concerning that for which I give thanks? Indeed, on one occasion, when a fellow-apostle yielded on this point, his indignation was roused, and he was constrained to administer a rebuke (Galatians 2:11, etc.). . Where no principle of Truth was involved, Paul tried to please everyone! For they all seek their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ. He explains in 1 Corinthians 2:1-5 that he was very careful not to do anything to impress anyone. Not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved; "Saved" in this context probably includes Christians and means saved in the wide sense of delivered from anything that keeps someone from advancing spiritually (cf. The coming day will burn them up,” says the Lord who rules over all. for the sweet quickenings of God the Spirit leading to the feast, that my soul may be often taking the cup of salvation, and calling upon the name of the Lord. . 1 Corinthians 10 - Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved. (See on 1 Corinthians 9:22.) It is included in the above particulars that Paul, in becoming all things to all men, never compromised any truth or sanctioned any error. hast thou not taught me? See Kühner, ii. Though many of the advices given in this chapter appear to respect the Corinthians alone, yet there is none of them that is not applicable to Christians in general in certain circumstances. 1 Corinthians 10:14–33 14 Therefore, my a beloved, flee from b idolatry. Yes! What he urged them to do, he himself did. Even as I, as much as lieth in me, please all men. “Ex eo dijudicandum utile,” Bengel. Consider the people of Israel: Do not those who eat the sacrifices participate in the altar? 10:23 - 33 There were cases wherein Christians might eat what had been offered to idols, without sin. 1 Corinthians 10 New American Standard Bible (NASB) Avoid Israel’s Mistakes. 1 Corinthians 14:33(NASB) Verse Thoughts. Philippians 2:4-5. For some, the logic of 1 Corinthians 8:4-5 gave them license to eat idol-meats, and under virtually any set of circumstances. Simplicity of heart saves from this, and is an excellent gift. 1 Corinthians 10:14-33, 1 Corinthians 11:17-34 The Lord’s Table is a continuing memorial of the death, burial and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. We shall feed on Him by faith. Galatians 1:10). ἵνα σωθῶσι] ultimate end, for the sake of which he sought their good: that they might be sharers in the Messianic salvation. Here it is a present tense verb and it means Paul attempted "to please Jews and Greeks in his ministry in order to save everyone" (Exegetical Dictionary of the New Testament, 1:151). 20. 1 I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, # 10.1 Gk brothers that our ancestors were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea, 2 and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, 3 and all ate the same spiritual food, 4 and all drank the same spiritual drink. The Apostle refers to his own example, but only to lead his readers up to Christ as the great example of One âwho pleased not Himselfâ (Romans 15:3). just as I also please all men in all things, not seeking my own profit but the profit of the many, so that they may be saved. Paul first sets the scene in verse 14. 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 is said to please all men, be taken in the largest sense; but are to be understood of things indifferent, which might be done or avoided, without breaking the law of or contradicting the Gospel of Christ, or any of its rules and ordinances, to all which the apostle was inviolably attached; nor did he in these things seek to please men, but in all to act the part of a faithful servant of Christ, and steward of the mysteries of grace; see 1 Corinthians 9:19. The example which he refers to is that which he had exhibited as described in this and the preceding chapters. (F.F. Other Bible believing people have engaged in smoking, drinking and carousing with non-Christians to "become all things to all men." Pious Quesnel has well said: Every thing honors God when it is done for his sake; every thing dishonors him when any ultimate end is proposed beside his glory. Comp 1 Corinthians 9:22. ἐμαυτοῦ and τῶν πολλῶν are opposed: see 1 Corinthians 10:24. ἵνα σωθ., his great aim and end;—so ch. Visit our library of inductive Bible studies for more in depth inductive studies on this and other books of the Bible you can use in your small group. 1 Corinthians 10:1–33 Warning Against Idolatry 10 For I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, 1 that our fathers were all under b the cloud, and all c passed through the sea, 2 and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, 3 and d all ate the same … 10:33 - even as I also please all men in all things, not seeking my own profit, but the profit of the many, that they may be saved. This author once read about a minister who made a follow-up contact with a woman who had responded to an evangelistic campaign. 1 Corinthians 10:33. just as I try to please everyone in everything I do, not seeking my own advantage, but that of many, that they may be saved. ); not the result of his endeavour, as if he actually did please all (see on Galatians 1:10); for πᾶσιν ἀρέσκειν τὸν συμβουλεύοντα καὶ τὰ κοινὰ πράττοντα ἀδύνατον, Dem. do I not know? 19. On the plea of becoming all things to all men, Christians are tempted into sinful conformity with the habits and amusements of the world. (). : even as I also please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the (profit) of the many, that they may be saved. 16 Is not the cup of blessing which we bless a sharing in the blood of Christ? "Saved" in this context probably includes Christians and means saved in the wide sense of delivered from anything that keeps someone from advancing spiritually (cf. Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance. 1 Corinthians 10:32-33. KJV (Narrated) NKJV (Narrated) NKJV (Dramatized) NLT (Dramatized) NIV (Narrated) NIV (Dramatized) NASB (Narrated) RVR60 (Español) Warnings From Israel’s History. (33) Even as I please all men . How blessed and amiable was the spirit and conduct of this holy man! ", [Note: Barclay, The Letters . Not seeking mine own profit] This, saith Chrysostom, is the most perfect canon of Christianity, the top gallant of true religion. 1 Corinthians 10 New King James Version (NKJV) Old Testament Examples. Not seeking mine own (1 Corinthians 10:24). Browse Sermons on 1 Corinthians 10:23-33. "The highest principle of conduct and of Christian liberty is not self-expression, but consideration for the good of others. Not seeking my own profit; worldly profit and advantage, riches, wealth, the emoluments of life, ease, rest, and pleasure; and chiefly he means the use of liberty in things indifferent; he was willing to forego all for the good of others: but the profit of many, that they may be saved; he neglected his own private advantage, and the gratifying of himself in anything which was otherwise lawful, when he saw that would be an offence to others, be an hinderance of the Gospel, and deter any from embracing the Christian doctrine; that so he might be the, means of promoting the spiritual profit and edification of many souls, that they might be saved in the Lord with an everlasting salvation; He does not say all, but many, knowing that all will not be saved, only the elect of God; and whereas he knew not who these were, nor where they lay, he behaved in this manner to all men, that he might be the instrument of the spiritual good and salvation of the chosen ones among them, by preaching the Gospel to them without offence. Commentary on 1 Corinthians 10:6-14 (Read 1 Corinthians 10:6-14) Carnal desires gain strength by indulgence, therefore should be checked in their first rise. Now in 10:23ff, he makes the point that “beneficial” is not merely beneficial to self but beneficial to others. So what am I saying? "This is the ruling passion of Paul in his dealing with men." Let my spiritual life in Christ, be maintained, as the faithful Israelites were, by the same spiritual meat; and let My soul's thirst be continually satisfied in drinking of the same spiritual drink; for He that went before in the pillar of the cloud, and that followed them in the pillar of the fire, is the same Lord Jesus to me, as them; even the Rock whose work is perfect, just as true is He! Comp Romans 15:2; 1 Thessalonians 2:4. τῶν πολλῶν] of the many, the multitude, opposed to the unity of his own single person. As noted in the commentary on, 22, pleasing all men in all things does not mean or allow us to compromise the gospel or do something the Bible condemns. We blend in with a person's beliefs and culture as fully as possible, but this is never done at the expense of violating some part of God's word-even if it seems like we are violating a "small part" of the Scriptures. What does 1 Corinthians 10:32 mean? 48: ζητεῖν τὸ κοινωφελὲς πᾶσιν, καὶ μὴ τὸ ἑαυτοῦ. 1481. 1 Corinthians 9:22. Who would have thought, on reading Israel's history in coming up out of Egypt, that all the great outlines of Christ's Church is here shadowed forth? not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of the many, that they may be saved. Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? πάντα, in every respect, 1 Corinthians 9:25. ἀρέσκω, am at the service of. I please — I try to please (1 Corinthians 9:19, 1 Corinthians 9:22; Romans 15:2). We put God first, others second, and self last ( Matthew 22:37-39; Philippians 2:4). (608). Oh! Browse Sermons on 1 Corinthians 10:33. 1 Corinthians 10:33 “Give no offense" • NAU 1 Corinthians 10:33 just as I also please all men in all things, not seeking my own profit, but the profit of the many, that they may be saved. He therefore, in all things allowable, accommodated himself to all men, that they might be saved. And do thou, dearest Lord, so lead, so guide, so daily, hourly, momently, bring my soul under thy blessed teachings, and influences; that in providences as well as seasons of grace, at my own table or at the Lord's, wherever I am, however employed, in the Church or in the market place, in dealings with men, or sweet communion with the Lord; whatsoever do, in word, or deed, do all to the glory of God, in the name of Jesus Christ. Let no one be striving to satisfy his own interest, but, etc. 4. 15 I speak as to wise men; you judge what I say. Œd. 222. 1 Corinthians 10 :: New International Version (NIV) Strong's. 10:33), he was not suggesting that he was a compromiser or a man-pleaser (see Gal. See rather Romans 15:1 f. To Get the Full List of Definitions: Sign Up or Login. We are to be friendly with the unsaved ( 1 Corinthians 5:9-10), but not involve ourselves with their sins. (See on 1 Corinthians 9:22.) 1 Corinthians Outline. Not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved; not seeking my own advantage, either the satisfaction of my own mind or humour, or my own gain, but the advantage of others, especially in matters that may any way affect them as to their eternal salvation. He will be always there where his people are assembled. [⇑ See verse text ⇑] Paul gave the ultimate standard for all our choices as believers in the previous verse. You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons; you cannot partake of the table of the Lord and the table of demons. In 1 Corinthians 10:33, several English translations say that Paul tried ‘to please everybody’.The original words do not include a word for ‘try’. This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. 436-437. Jehovah made the waters of the Red Sea stand up like walls on either side of the Israelites so that they could cross the seabed on dry ground. The young lady was a stripper and she invited the minister to her place of employment (the strip club). 1 Corinthians 10:33 Parallel Verses [⇓ See commentary ⇓] 1 Corinthians 10:33, NIV: "even as I try to please everyone in every way.For I am not seeking my own good but the good of many, so that they may be saved." See 1 Corinthians 9:19-23and notes. (McGuiggan p. 141). He not only "talked the talk," he "walked the walk." “I have the right to do anything”—but not everything is constructive. If we took the first part of this verse out of context, we might conclude that Paul was a "man pleaser" (cf. Obviously he meant he did not allow any of his own attitudes or activities in amoral areas to create barriers between himself and those he sought to help spiritually. "please all men in all things"-which he has already described in detail. They committed fornication, and brought upon themselves swift destruction. But he is not to let the other"s conscience become his conscience! In this direction he was the most complying of men; in all others the most independent. The minister, in the name of evangelism, went to the club and the young lady invited him to watch her dance and undress. We must not impair the ideal, to which this rule gives absolute expression (otherwise in Philippians 2:4), by supplying μόνον and καί, as Grotius and others do. In addition you can use the Interlinear Bible and much more to enhance your understanding of God's word. God has given no portion of his word to any people or age exclusively; the whole is given to the Church universal in all ages of the world. 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