1 Corinthians 10:24

24 nemo quod suum est quaerat sed quod alterius

1 Corinthians 10:24 Meaning and Commentary

1 Corinthians 10:24

Let no man seek his own
His carnal pleasure and private advantage in eating things sacrificed to "idols", to the hurt and disadvantage of his brethren; otherwise it is lawful for a man to seek his own good, temporal, spiritual, and eternal, to seek for the necessaries of life, his spiritual peace and comfort, and his everlasting welfare and happiness; but then he should not only seek his own,

but every man another's wealth,
or "that which is another's"; for the word "wealth" is not in the original text. The apostle's meaning is, that a man, in the use of things indifferent, should not seek the gratifying of his sensual appetite or other passions, what may be pleasing or profitable to himself; but should consult the profit and edification of others.

1 Corinthians 10:24 In-Context

22 an aemulamur Dominum numquid fortiores illo sumus omnia licent sed non omnia expediunt
23 omnia licent sed non omnia aedificant
24 nemo quod suum est quaerat sed quod alterius
25 omne quod in macello venit manducate nihil interrogantes propter conscientiam
26 Domini est terra et plenitudo eius
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