1 Corinthians 10:31 (WEB)
Whether therefore you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
Fathers and councils · 12
Origen
- Origen, Against Celsus VIII.32Book VIII
“…to the table of the pious man, who hearkens to the precept of the word, which says, “Whether ye eat or drink, or whatever ye do, do all to the glory of God.”” — editor's note: 1 Cor. x. 31.
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Ambrose of Milan
“For this is that which is said: “Whether ye eat or drink, all is to be done in the name of Jesus Christ,” that even the very refreshment of the body is to have respect to the worship of holy religion.” — editor's note: 1 Cor. x. 31.
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Augustine of Hippo
“Thou art taking food; see what the Apostle saith: “Whether ye eat or drink, do all to the glory of God.”” — editor's note: 1 Cor. x. 31.
Read the whole comment“…eating and drinking moderately, frugally, temperately: for thus saith the Apostle, “whether ye eat or drink, or whatever ye do, do all to the glory of God.” …If by immoderate voracity thou exceedest the due bounds of nature, and gluttest thyself in excess of wine, however great praises of God thy tongue sound, yet…” — editor's note: 1 Cor. x. 31.
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John Chrysostom
“…the things that are well-pleasing to God, let us put an end to this devilish custom, that “both eating and drinking we may do all things to the glory of God,”and enjoy the glory that cometh from Him; unto which may we all attain, by the grace and love towards man of our Lord Jesus Christ, to whom be glory and might,…” — editor's note: 1 Cor. x. 31.
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Hilary of Poitiers
“…in a fulfilment of the Law by the works we do by night and day, as the Apostle says: Whether ye eat or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.” — editor's note: 1 Cor. x. 31.
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Jerome
“This meditation in the law she understood not of a review of the written words as among the Jews the Pharisees think, but of action according to that saying of the apostle, “whether, therefore, ye eat or drink or what soever ye do, do all to the glory of God.”” — editor's note: 1 Cor. x. 31.
Read the whole comment“Thankless, nay blasphemous wretch, hear the apostle’s declaration: “whether therefore ye eat or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.”” — editor's note: 1 Cor. x. 31.
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Basil the Great
“Every Christian, with the approval of his superiors, ought so to do everything with reason and assurance, even down to actual eating and drinking, as done to the glory of God.” — editor's note: 1 Cor. x. 31.
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Clement of Alexandria
“And “whether ye eat or drink, do all to the glory of God,” aiming after true frugality, which the Lord also seems to me to have hinted at when He blessed the loaves and the cooked fishes with which He feasted the disciples, introducing a beautiful example of simple food.” — editor's note: 1 Cor. x. 31.
Read the whole comment“Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.”” — editor's note: 1 Cor. x. 26, 28, 29, 30, 31.
Read the whole comment“Whatever ye do, do all to the glory of God”—what you are commanded to do by the rule of faith.” — editor's note: 1 Cor. x. 28–31.
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Cross-references · 7
Cited together in Against Celsus VIII.32.
Cited together in Against Celsus VIII.32.
Cited together in Against Celsus VIII.32.
Cited together in Concerning Widows Chapter 7.
Cited together in Concerning Widows Chapter 7.
Cited together in Against Celsus VIII.32.
Cited together in Concerning Widows Chapter 7.