30. For—The oldest manuscripts omit "For."
by grace—rather, "thankfully" [Alford].
I … be partaker—I partake of the food set before me.
evil spoken of—by him who does not use his liberty, but will eat nothing without scrupulosity and questioning whence the meat comes.
give thanks—which consecrates all the Christian's acts (Ro 14:6; 1Ti 4:3, 4).