Expositor's Bible Commentary Commentary 1 Corinthians 10:33

"even as I also please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the [profit] of the many, that they may be saved." — 1 Corinthians 10:33 (ASV)

These verses introduce a positive and more ultimate perspective. It is not just the other brother who should be in view, but God as the creator and giver of all things. Paul relates this ultimate concept to one’s attitude toward the weak brother. The “glory [GK 1518] of God” must be the Christian’s objective in everything (Colossians 3:17; 1 Peter 4:11). But Paul says that doing all for the glory of God means thinking of the good of others, both Christians and non-Christians (v.32). By “the church of God” Paul means to include the brother with the weak conscience (cf. Romans 14:13, 21). So we find encompassed by these verses the two great commandments—love God and love your neighbor (Matthew 22:37–39). Paul seeks to benefit others, not himself. His ultimate objective in all his conduct is that people might be saved—not superficially but fully and to the glory of God.