22 We would make the Lord jealous if we did that. And we are not stronger than the Lord.
23 Some of you say, “We can do whatever we want to!” But I tell you that not everything may be good or helpful.
24 We should think about others and not about ourselves.
25 However, when you buy meat in the market, go ahead and eat it. Keep your conscience clear by not asking where the meat came from.
26 The Scriptures say, “The earth and everything in it belong to the Lord.”
27 If an unbeliever invites you to dinner, and you want to go, then go. Eat whatever you are served. Don't cause a problem for someone's conscience by asking where the food came from.
28-29 But if you are told that it has been sacrificed to idols, don't cause a problem by eating it. I don't mean a problem for yourself, but for the one who told you. Why should my freedom be limited by someone else's conscience?