1 Corinthians 10:29

All to God’s Glory

28But if someone tells you, “This food was offered to idols,” then do not eat it, for the sake of the one who told you and for the sake of conscience—29the other one’s conscience, I mean, not your own. For why should my freedom be determined by someone else’s conscience?30If I partake in the meal with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of that for which I give thanks?

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Berean Standard Bible
the other one’s conscience, I mean, not your own. For why should my freedom be determined by someone else’s conscience?
American Standard Version (1901)
conscience, I say, not thine own, but the other’s; for why is my liberty judged by another conscience?
Bible in Basic English
Right and wrong, I say, not for you, but for the other man; for the fact that I am free is not dependent on another man's sense of right or wrong.
Douay-Rheims 1899
Conscience, I say, not thy own, but the other’s. For why is my liberty judged by another man’s conscience?
Free Bible Version
His conscience I mean, not yours. For why should my freedom be determined by someone else's conscience?
Geneva Bible 1599
And the conscience, I say, not thine, but of that other: for why should my libertie be condemned of another mans conscience?
King James (Authorized) Version
Conscience, I say, not thine own, but of the other: for why is my liberty judged of another man’s conscience?
Plain English Version
It will not matter to you. You know it is all right to eat that food. But that other person doesn’t know, and he might think you are doing wrong. Maybe you ask me, “Why can another person say what I can do and what I can’t do?
Translation for Translators
I do not mean that you should be concerned about whether it is all right to eat such food. What I mean is that you should be concerned about others who may think that it is wrong to eat such food. Since I know that I ◄am free/have the right► to eat such food without God punishing me, no one should [RHQ] say that what I am doing is wrong just because he himself thinks that it is wrong.
Unlocked Literal Bible
the conscience of the other man, I mean, and not yours. For why should my freedom be judged by another's conscience?
Noah Webster Bible
Conscience, I say, not thy own, but of the other: for why is my liberty judged by another man's conscience?
World English Bible
Conscience, I say, not your own, but the other’s conscience. For why is my liberty judged by another conscience?
Young's Literal Translation
and conscience, I say, not of thyself, but of the other, for why [is it] that my liberty is judged by another's conscience?