Verse 9
1 Corinthians 8:9
World English Bible
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But be careful that by no means does this liberty of yours become a stumbling block to the weak.
Original Language Text
greek
βλέπετε δὲ μή πως ἡ ἐξουσία ὑμῶν αὕτη πρόσκομμα γένηται τοῖς ⸀ἀσθενέσιν.
English Translation
But beware that this authority of yours does not become a stumbling block to the weak.
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Chapter 8 Context
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But if anyone loves God (Elohim), the same is known by him.
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Therefore concerning the eating of things sacrificed to idols, we know that no idol is anything in t...
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5
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8
But food will not commend us to God (Elohim). For neither, if we don’t eat, are we the worse; nor, i...
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But be careful that by no means does this liberty of yours become a stumbling block to the weak.
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For if a man sees you who have knowledge sitting in an idol’s temple, won’t his conscience, if he is...
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And through your knowledge, he who is weak perishes, the brother for whose sake Christ died.
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12
Thus, sinning against the brothers, and wounding their conscience when it is weak, you sin against C...
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13
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