1 Corinthians 10:24

Let no man seek his own, but every man another’s wealth.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
man	μηδεὶς mēdeis	G3367	not even one (man · adjective — nominative singular masculine
seek	ζητείτω zēteitō	G2212	to seek (literally or figuratively) · verb — present active imperative, 3rd person singular
own	ἑαυτοῦ he'autou	G1438	him- (her- · reflexive pronoun
but	ἀλλὰ alla	G235	properly · conjunction
man	ἕκαστος.¶ hekastos	G1538	each or every · adjective — nominative singular masculine
another’s	ἑτέρου heterou	G2087	(an- · adjective — genitive singular masculine

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Cross-references

Romans 15:1-2 We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
Philippians 2:4-5 Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.
1 Corinthians 10:33 Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved.
Philippians 2:21 For all seek their own, not the things which are Jesus Christ’s.
1 Corinthians 9:19-23 For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.
1 Corinthians 13:5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
2 Corinthians 12:14 Behold, the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be burdensome to you: for I seek not yours, but you: for the children ought…

Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 10:23–end

In this passage the apostle shows in what instances, notwithstanding, Christians might lawfully eat what had been sacrificed to idols. They must not eat it out of religious respect to the idol, nor go into his temple, and hold a feast there, upon what they knew was an idol-sacrifice; nor perhaps out of the temple, if they knew it was a feast held upon a sacrifice, but there were cases wherein they might without sin eat what had been offered. Some such the apostle here enumerates. - But, I. He gives a caution against abusing our liberty in lawful things. That may be lawful which is not expedient, which will not edify. A Christian must not barely consider what is lawful, but what is expedient,…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Corinthians 10:24

(Co1 10:33; Co1 13:5; Rom 15:1-2).

Adam Clarke on 1 Corinthians 10:24

Let no man seek his own, etc. - Let none, for his private gratification or emolument, disturb the peace or injure the soul of another. Let every man live, not for himself, but for every part of the great human family with which he is surrounded.

John Gill on 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 h…

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The Church Fathers

The question is not merely whether you are eating with a clear conscience. It is whether what you are doing is of benefit to your brother.
— Oecumenius, PAULINE COMMENTARY FROM THE GREEK CHURCH

It is true that anyone who is an idolater will seek what pleases him alone. He will place scandals in the way of the weaker brother's conscience. This is why we ought to be quick to resist doing just what we want to do, for the love of Christ and for the salvation of our neighbors.
— Ambrosiaster, COMMENTARY ON PAUL'S EPISTLES

Are we to paint ourselves out that our neighbours may perish? Where, then, is (the command), "Thou shall love thy neighbour as thyself? " "Care not merely about your own (things), but (about your) neighbour's? " No enunciation of the Holy Spirit ought to be (confined) to the subject immediately in hand merely, and not applied and carried out with a view to every occasion to which its application is useful.
— Tertullian, On the Apparel of Women Book II

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Dictionary and topics

Commandments · PRECEPTS OF PAUL. EXPLICITLY STATED OR IMPLIED IN DIDACTIC EPISTLES — PRECEPTS OF PAUL. EXPLICITLY STATED OR IMPLIED IN DIDACTIC EPISTLES
Expediency · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Love To Man · Saints should: Be disinterested in — Saints should: Be disinterested in
Self-Denial · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Selfishness · 1:10; — 1:10;

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

1 Corinthians 10:24

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 10:23–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Corinthians 10:24

Adam Clarke on 1 Corinthians 10:24

John Gill on 1 Corinthians 10:24

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

1 Corinthians 10:24

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 10:23–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Corinthians 10:24

Adam Clarke on 1 Corinthians 10:24

John Gill on 1 Corinthians 10:24

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on 1 Corinthians 10:19-24

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Corinthians 10:23–end