This verse gives the reason for Paul's advice. It is a quotation from Ps 24:1 and was a common form of grace before meals.

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For the earth is the Lord's. This is quoted from Psalm 24:1. The same sentiment is also found in Psalm 50:12, and in Deuteronomy 10:14. It…

The earth is the Lord’s...—All food that earth brings forth or nourishes is God’s gift, and therefore good. It was only when regarded as a…

You cannot be partakers of the Lord's table and of the table of devil. Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He? All things …

Meat eaten at an idol feast is associated with pagan worship and is contaminated, Paul claims. But meat sold in the public meat market has lost its…

The earth is the Lord’s; he establishes, from the testimony of David, the liberty which he had allowed (Psalms 24:1 and Psalm …

For the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof Which words are taken out of (Psalms 24:1) and to be und…

There were situations where Christians could eat food that had been offered to idols without sinning. For example, this was permissible when meat, …