Charles Ellicott Commentary 1 Corinthians 10:30

"If I partake with thankfulness, why am I evil spoken of for that for which I give thanks?" — 1 Corinthians 10:30 (ASV)

For if I by grace be a partaker.—Better, If I thankfully partake, why am I evil spoken of for that for which I give thanks? Such a question might be asked by some who object to the restriction on their liberty which the advice just given implies. To the complaining objector the Apostle gives no definitely limited reply. He lays down in the following verses the great principles which should guide all Christian life, and by which therefore every detail of it should be regulated.