1 Corinthians 10:27

If any of them that believe not bid you to a feast, and ye be disposed to go; whatsoever is set before you, eat, asking no question for conscience sake.

Cross-reference

In 1 Corinthians 10:25, Paul gives the same principle for marketplace meat — eat without questioning conscience, directly parallel.

1 Corinthians 5:9-11 forbids eating with immoral believers, while Paul here allows eating with unbelievers — a key distinction.

1 Corinthians 5:11 forbids eating with a sinning brother — contrasts with freedom to eat with an unbeliever here.

Luke 5:29 Parallel

Luke 5:29 shows Jesus feasting with tax collectors, modeling the freedom to dine with unbelievers that Paul permits here.

Luke 10:7 Parallel

In Luke 10:7, Jesus instructs disciples to eat what is offered — same principle of accepting hospitality without questioning.

Luke 19:7 Parallel

Luke 19:7 shows people grumbling that Jesus stayed with a sinner, paralleling the criticism Paul's instruction dismisses.

Exodus 34:15 warns against accepting invitations to eat idol sacrifices — the very situation Paul addresses here.

Numbers 25:2 describes Israelites invited to idolatrous feasts — the OT warning behind Paul’s instruction about idolatry.

Luke 10:8 Parallel

In Luke 10:8, Jesus tells disciples to eat what is set before them — almost identical principle of accepting hospitality.

Luke 5:30 Parallel

Luke 5:30 records Pharisees criticizing Jesus for eating with sinners, the same social pressure Paul's instruction overrides.