10 23 'We are free to do anything', you say. Yes, but is everything good for us? 'We are free to do anything', but does everything help the building of the community? 10 24 Each of you must regard, not his own interests, but the other man's. 10 25 You may eat anything sold in the meat-market without raising questions of conscience; 10 26 [ Ps.24.1, Ps.50.12, Ps.89.11. ] for the earth is the Lord's and everything in it. 10 27 If an unbeliever invites you to a meal and you care to go, eat whatever is put before you, without raising questions of conscience. 10 28 But if somebody says to you, 'This food has been offered in sacrifice', then, out of consideration for him, and for conscience' sake, do not eat it— 10 29 not your conscience, I mean, but the other man's.
'What?' you say, 'is my freedom to be called in question by another man's conscience? 10 30 If I partake with thankfulness, why am I blamed for eating food over which I have said grace?'
10 31 Well, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you are doing, do all for the honour of God: 10 32 give no offence to Jews, or Greeks, or to the church of God. 10 33 For my part I always try to meet everyone half-way, regarding not my own good but the good of the many, so that they may be saved.
11 1 Follow my example as I follow Christ's.