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1 Corinthians 10:31

哥林多前书 10:31

The Passage

Whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

In the other language

你们或吃或喝，无论做什么，都要为荣耀神而行。

Theme

For God's glory

Bring a question to this passage

Many readers arrive here from a real question. These are reflections for how this passage speaks to the questions people bring most often — not an answer about what will happen, but an invitation to sit with it slowly.

How do I face this season of pressure at work?

Paul applies glory to the most ordinary acts he can think of — eating and drinking — and then extends the principle to everything else. The point is that no corner of a working day is outside the reach of purpose. That reframes a pressured season: the emails, the commute, the unglamorous middle of the project are not the dead time around your real life. They are the material. Is there a small task you could approach differently today, not because this verse explains how to manage work pressure, but because even that ordinary act can be done to God's glory?

Carry thisNothing in the day is outside it.

Other passages for this questionGenesis 1:26-28 · Isaiah 41:10 · 2 Corinthians 10:2-6

I want to learn to love better in this relationship.

Even eating and drinking belong within the invitation to honor God. Paul places the ordinary details of life inside that purpose, so learning to love better need not begin with a dramatic gesture. It may involve the tone you use across a table, the attention you give while someone speaks, or the care you take with a shared task. The verse does not make your relationship's success the measure of God's glory. Instead, it invites you to consider whom your actions honor, including when nobody notices or thanks you. Which part of your everyday life together could you approach with more care as a way of honoring God?

Carry thisOrdinary care can be a way of honoring God.

Other passages for this questionGenesis 1:26-28 · Isaiah 41:10 · 2 Corinthians 10:2-6

What do I need to let go of in the coming weeks?

At your table, an ordinary meal can become a place to turn your attention toward God. This verse does not identify what you need to let go of in the coming weeks. It does invite you to consider the purpose running through your everyday choices. You need not make every task impressive or every moment visibly spiritual. Giving God glory can begin with gratitude, care, and a willingness to do small things honestly. As you sit with these words, notice whether the pressure to be admired leaves little room for that simpler attention. Even eating and drinking can make room for gratitude, so what pressure could you release to receive your ordinary days more freely?

Carry thisOrdinary choices can express a desire to honor God.

Other passages for this questionGenesis 1:26-28 · Isaiah 41:10 · 2 Corinthians 10:2-6

How can I find stillness in a busy life?

Eating and drinking are ordinary acts, yet this verse includes them in a life directed toward God's glory. It does not offer a technique for stillness, but it invites attention to the life you already have. You need not wait for an entirely different day before pausing to acknowledge God. A meal, a drink of water, or a familiar task can become an occasion to consider whom your activity honors. This is not a demand to make every moment feel spiritual. It is an invitation to bring ordinary doing into your attention before God. Which small part of today's routine could you enter with less hurry and more attention?

Carry thisOrdinary moments belong within a life that honors God.

Other passages for this questionGenesis 1:26-28 · Isaiah 41:10 · 2 Corinthians 10:2-6

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1 Corinthians 10 — in context

25Whatever is sold in the butcher shop, eat, asking no question for the sake of conscience,

26for “the earth is the Lord’s, and its fullness.”

27But if one of those who don’t believe invites you to a meal, and you are inclined to go, eat whatever is set before you, asking no questions for the sake of conscience.

28But if anyone says to you, “This was offered to idols,” don’t eat it for the sake of the one who told you, and for the sake of conscience. For “the earth is the Lord’s, and all its fullness.”

29Conscience, I say, not your own, but the other’s conscience. For why is my liberty judged by another conscience?

30If I partake with thankfulness, why am I denounced for that for which I give thanks?

31Whether therefore you eat, or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

32Give no occasions for stumbling, either to Jews, or to Greeks, or to the assembly of God;

33even as I also please all men in all things, not seeking my own profit, but the profit of the many, that they may be saved.

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