EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries
1 Corinthians 10:31-32
1. Everything that they do should be for the *glory of God.
2. They should think about other people. They must do nothing to cause other people to *sin. It does not matter whether the other people are *Jews, *Gentiles or other Christians. Paul himself behaved in a way that would attract people to the good news about Jesus Christ. He would not take advantage of his freedom. He wanted other people to become Christians, and to be strong in their *faith.
Chapter 11 verse 1 Paul invited people to see how Christ made a difference to him. Christ affected the way that he acted. So, he urged them to imitate his behaviour. He himself imitated Christ, who always put the needs of other people first. Paul was not being proud. But he was eager that the Christians at Corinth should correctly understand Christian freedom.
warning ~ when we warn someone. We say that we are giving them a warning.spiritual ~ about the spirit.
spirit ~ the part of us that lives when our body dies; a being that is always alive, even without a body; the part of a person that will always be alive, even after their body is dead. There are good spirits, like God’s Spirit and his angels. And there are bad spirits, like Satan and his angels.
being ~ a person or animal that is alive.
angel ~ God’s special servant, who brings his messages.
Satan ~ the chief evil spirit.
brother ~ Paul calls the Christians his brothers and sisters because they are all in God’s family.
sister ~ Paul calls the Christians his brothers and sisters because they are all in God’s family.
sister ~ Paul calls the Christians his brothers and sisters because they are all in God’s family.
brother ~ Paul calls the Christians his brothers and sisters because they are all in God’s family.
ancestor ~ a member of one’s family in the past from whom one’s parents came.'baptise, baptism ~ to put a person in water as a sign that he is clean from past sins.
sin ~ to break God’s laws; to fail to give God honour; what we do when we break God’s laws.
spiritual ~ about the spirit.
spirit ~ the part of us that lives when our body dies; a being that is always alive, even without a body; the part of a person that will always be alive, even after their body is dead. There are good spirits, like God’s Spirit and his angels. And there are bad spirits, like Satan and his angels.
being ~ a person or animal that is alive.
angel ~ God’s special servant, who brings his messages.
Satan ~ the chief evil spirit.
Israelite ~ a Jewish person.
Jew, Jewish ~ a person whose ancestor was Abraham.
ancestor ~ a member of one’s family in the past from whom one’s parents came.
sin ~ to break God’s laws; to fail to give God honour; what we do when we break God’s laws.'baptise, baptism ~ to put a person in water as a sign that he is clean from past sins.
sin ~ to break God’s laws; to fail to give God honour; what we do when we break God’s laws.'Jew, Jewish ~ a person whose ancestor was Abraham.
ancestor ~ a member of one’s family in the past from whom one’s parents came.'Old Testament ~ the first part of the Bible, which the writers wrote before the life of Jesus.
Lord ~ master, God, Jesus.
worship ~ show honour to God.
idol ~ false god.
sexual ~ about sex.
angel ~ God’s special servant, who brings his messages.
Levite ~ a person from the tribe of Levi. God chose them to work for him in his temple.
tribe ~ the whole family of one of Jacob’s 12 sons. A family from the same father.
temple ~ building in which to worship a god; the building in Jerusalem where Jews went to worship God.
worship ~ show honour to God.
Jew, Jewish ~ a person whose ancestor was Abraham.
ancestor ~ a member of one’s family in the past from whom one’s parents came.
sexual ~ about sex.
manna ~ food from God. It came down from the sky. It was like bread.
faith ~ trust in someone or something; what people believe about Jesus.'tempt, temptation ~ try to make someone do wrong.
resurrection ~ to become alive after death.
pagan ~ a person who worships many gods or who has no religious belief.
worship ~ show honour to God.
religious ~ something that people do as part of the worship of God.
temple ~ building in which to worship a god; the building in Jerusalem where Jews went to worship God.
worship ~ show honour to God.
Jew, Jewish ~ a person whose ancestor was Abraham.
ancestor ~ a member of one’s family in the past from whom one’s parents came.
feast ~ special meal, religious ceremony.
religious ~ something that people do as part of the worship of God.
worship ~ show honour to God.
sacrifice ~ a gift to God to ask him to forgive sins; or to thank him for something. A gift to God, often an animal or bird, by the Jews to ask God to forgive their sins. Jesus gave himself to die as a sacrifice for our sins.
Jew, Jewish ~ a person whose ancestor was Abraham.
sin ~ to break God’s laws; to fail to give God honour; what we do when we break God’s laws.
ancestor ~ a member of one’s family in the past from whom one’s parents came.
offering ~ a gift to please God.
altar ~ a table on which people placed sacrifices.
sacrifice ~ a gift to God to ask him to forgive sins; or to thank him for something. A gift to God, often an animal or bird, by the Jews to ask God to forgive their sins. Jesus gave himself to die as a sacrifice for our sins.
Jew, Jewish ~ a person whose ancestor was Abraham.
sin ~ to break God’s laws; to fail to give God honour; what we do when we break God’s laws.
ancestor ~ a member of one’s family in the past from whom one’s parents came.
spirit ~ the part of us that lives when our body dies; a being that is always alive, even without a body; the part of a person that will always be alive, even after their body is dead. There are good spirits, like God’s Spirit and his angels. And there are bad spirits, like Satan and his angels.
being ~ a person or animal that is alive.
angel ~ God’s special servant, who brings his messages.
Satan ~ the chief evil spirit.
being ~ a person or animal that is alive.
commandments ~ rules that God gave; the ten important rules that God gave to Moses on the mountain of Sinai.
glory ~ great beauty and honour.'Jew, Jewish ~ a person whose ancestor was Abraham.
ancestor ~ a member of one’s family in the past from whom one’s parents came.
Gentiles ~ people who are not Jews.
Jew, Jewish ~ a person whose ancestor was Abraham.
ancestor ~ a member of one’s family in the past from whom one’s parents came.