Freedom in Christ

²³ All things are permitted, but not all things are profitable. All things are permitted, but not all things build up. ²⁴ Let no one seek his own good^[a] but the good of the other. ²⁵ Eat everything that is sold in the meat market, asking no questions^[b] for the sake of the conscience, ²⁶ for “the earth is the Lord’s, and its fullness.”^{[c] 27} If any of the unbelievers invites you, and you want to go, eat everything that is set before you, asking no questions^[d] for the sake of the conscience. ²⁸ But if someone says to you, “This is offered to idols,” do not eat it, for the sake of that one who informed you and the conscience. ²⁹ Now I am not speaking about your own conscience, but the conscience of the other person. For why is my freedom judged by another’s conscience? ³⁰ If I partake with thankfulness, why am I slandered concerning that for which I give thanks?