1 Corinthians 10:25,26

The above rule is now applied in the concrete, πὰν τὸ ἐν μακέλλῳ πωλούμενον κ. τ. λ., “Anything that is on sale in the meat-market eat, not asking any question of conscience”. μάκελλον is a term of late Gr [1547], borrowed from Latin (macellum): possibly a local word, introduced by the colonia; for the anarthrous ἐν μακ., cf. note on ἐν σταδίῳ (1 Corinthians 9:24). μηδὲν ἀνακρίνοντες διὰ συνείδησιν might mean “for conscience' sake (to avoid embarrassment of conscience) making no enquiry” (Cm [1548], Er [1549], Hf [1550], El [1551], Holsten), as though addressed to men of weak conscience Bg [1552] however, “propter conscientiam alienam” (referring to 1 Corinthians 10:29); or, “because of your (sc. strong) conscience making no enquiry” since you are not troubled with scruples (Est., Mr [1553], Ed [1554]); or, “making no enquiry on the ground of conscience,” the adv [1555] phrase simply defining the kind of question deprecated (so Bz [1556], Hn [1557], Bt [1558], Gd [1559], Ev [1560]): the last interpretation best suits the generality of the terms, and the connexion with 1 Corinthians 10:26. For ἀνακρίνω, see 1 Corinthians 2:14 1 Corinthians 4:3, 1 Corinthians 9:3, and notes; it signifies enquiry with a view to judgment at the bar of conscience. μηδέν, acc [1561] of definition, as in Acts 10:20; Acts 11:12; Sm [1562] baldly renders it as transitive obj [1563], “examining nothing” kein Fleischstück untersuchend! For μὴ in ptpl [1564] clause, see Wr [1565], p. 606. The citation from Psalms 24:1, recalling the argument of 1 Corinthians 8:4 ff., quiets the buyer's conscience: consecration to an idol cannot deprive the Lord of anything that belongs to “the earth and its fulness,” and which His providence supplies for His servants' need; cf. Romans 14:6 b, 14, 1 Timothy 4:4. πλήρωμα, in its primary sense, id quo res impletur (cf. Lt [1566], Colossians, pp. 257 ff.); “terra si arboribus, herbis, animalibus etc., careret, esset tanquam domus supellectile et omnibus instrumentis vacua” (Cv [1567]).

[1547] Greek, or Grotius' Annotationes in N.T.

[1548] John Chrysostom's Homiliœ († 407).

[1549] Erasmus' In N.T. Annotationes.

[1550] J. C. K. von Hofmann's Die heilige Schrift N.T. untersucht, ii. 2 (2te Auflage, 1874).

[1551] C. J. Ellicott's St. Paul's First Epistle to the Corinthians.

[1552] Bengel's Gnomon Novi Testamenti.

[1553] Meyer's Critical and Exegetical Commentary (Eng. Trans.).

[1554] T. C. Edwards' Commentary on the First Ep. to the Corinthians. 2

[1555] adverb

[1556] Beza's Nov. Testamentum: Interpretatio et Annotationes (Cantab., 1642).

[1557] C. F. G. Heinrici's Erklärung der Korintherbriefe (1880), or 1 Korinther in Meyer's krit.-exegetisches Kommentar (1896).

[1558] J. A. Beet's St. Paul's Epp. to the Corinthians (1882).

[1559] F. Godet's Commentaire sur la prem. Ép. aux Corinthiens (Eng. Trans.).

[1560] T. S. Evans in Speaker's Commentary.

[1561] accusative case.

[1562] P. Schmiedel, in Handcommentar zum N.T. (1893).

[1563] grammatical object.

[1564]tpl. participial.

[1565] Winer-Moulton's Grammar of N.T. Greek (8th ed., 1877).

[1566] J. B. Lightfoot's (posthumous) Notes on Epp. of St. Paul (1895).

[1567] Calvin's In Nov. Testamentum Commentarii.