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For if I by grace be a partaker, why is evil spoken of me for that for which I give thanks?
If I partake with thankfulness, why am I evil spoken of for that for which I give thanks?
If I take my share [of food] with thankfulness, why am I accused because of something for which I give thanks?
If I partake [of my food] with thankfulness, why am I accused and spoken evil of because of that for which I give thanks?
For if I by grace be a partaker, why am I evil spoken of for that for which I give thanks?
If I partake with thanksgiving, why am I criticized because of something for which I give thanks?
If I participate with gratitude, why should I be blamed for food I thank God for?
If I participate with thankfulness, why am I criticized over something for which I myself bless God?”
If I give thanks for what I eat, why should anyone accuse me of doing wrong?
If *I* partake with thanksgiving, why am I spoken evil of for what *I* give thanks for?
If I am partaking with thanks, why am I being blasphemed for that which I am giving-thanks?
If I partake with thanksgiving, why am I evil spoken of, for that for which I give thanks?
I eat the meal with thankfulness. So I don’t want to be criticized because of something I thank God for.
I thank God for my food before I eat it. If I do that, nobody should say that it is wrong for me to eat it.’
If I eat the food with thankfulness, why am I criticized for something for which I give thanks?
If I partake with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of that for which I give thanks?
If I partake with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of that for which I give thanks?
If I eat the meal with thankfulness, why am I criticized because of something for which I thank God?
For if I through God’s benefit be partaker, why am I evil spoken of, for that wherefore I give thanks?
If I give thanks to God for the food I eat, why am I condemned for that?
If I thank God for my food, why should anyone criticize me about food for which I give thanks?”
If I partake with thanks, why am I slandered because of something I give thanks for?
I eat the meal with thankfulness. And I do not want to be criticized because of something I thank God for.
If I eat with thankfulness, why should I be denounced because of what I am thankful for?
Now why should my freedom to eat be at the mercy of someone else’s conscience? Or why should any evil be said of me when I have eaten meat with thankfulness, and have thanked God for it? Because, whatever you do, eating or drinking or anything else, everything should be done to bring glory to God.
For if I by grace am a partaker, why am I evil spoken of for that for which I give thanks?
For if I by grace be a partaker, why am I evil spoken of for that for which I give thanks?
For if I by grace be a partaker, why am I evil spoken of for that for which I give thanks?
If I partake with gratefulness, why am I slandered concerning that for which I give thanks?
If I partake with thankfulness, why am I slandered concerning that for which I give thanks?
If I can thank God for the food and enjoy it, why let someone spoil everything just because he thinks I am wrong?
But, except for these special cases, I’m not going to walk around on eggshells worrying about what small-minded people might say; I’m going to stride free and easy, knowing what our large-minded Master has already said. If I eat what is served to me, grateful to God for what is on the table, how can I worry about what someone will say? I thanked God for it and he blessed it!
If I partake with thankfulness, why am I slandered concerning that for which I give thanks?
If I partake with thankfulness, why am I blamed because of that for which I give thanks?
If I give thanks to God for the food I eat, why am I condemned for that?
If I partake thankfully, why am I reviled for that over which I give thanks?
If I partake with thankfulness, why am I slandered about that for which I give thanks?
If I partake with thankfulness, why am I slandered concerning that for which I give thanks?
If I partake of the meal with thankfulness, why should I be criticized for eating food for which I give thanks?
If I eat the meal with thankfulness, why am I criticized because of something for which I thank God?
If I partake with thankfulness, why am I blamed for the food that I give thanks for?
Suppose I give thanks when I eat. Then why should I be blamed for eating food I thank God for?
If I take part in the meal with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of something I thank God for?
If I take part in the meal with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of something I thank God for?
But if I partake with thanks, why am I evil spoken of for the food over which I give thanks?
If I can give thanks to God for my food, why should anyone say that I am wrong about eating food I can give thanks for?
If I can thank God for the food and enjoy it, why should I be condemned for eating it?
For if I share in the meal with thanks, why am I ill spoken of for the thing I give thanks for?
If I partake with thankfulness, why should I be denounced because of that for which I give thanks?
If I partake with thankfulness, why should I be denounced because of that for which I give thanks?
If I partake with thankfulness, why should I be denounced because of that for which I give thanks?
If I partake with thankfulness, why should I be denounced because of that for which I give thanks?
If I eat my share gratefully, why should someone else speak evil of me because of something I’ve given thanks for?
If I partake with Birkat Hamazon (grace after meals), why am I blamed for what I give todah (thanks) for?
For if I, with gratitude, be a partaker, why am I maligned for that which I give thanks?
If I partake with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of that for which I give thanks?
If I partake with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of that for which I give thanks?
If I partake with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of something I give thanks for?
or, “If I am eating with gratitude to God, why am I insulted for eating food that I have properly given thanks for?” These are good questions.
If I partake with thankfulness, why am I denounced for something I give thanks for?
I thank God for my food. So why should anyone say it is wrong for me to eat what I thank God for?
Therefore if I take part with grace, what am I blasphemed, for that that I do thankings [for that that I do graces, or thankings]?
and if I thankfully do partake, why am I evil spoken of, for that for which I give thanks?
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