¹⁰ For if anyone sees you who have knowledge eating in an idol’s temple, will not ^(A)the conscience of him who is weak be emboldened to eat those things offered to idols? ¹¹ And ^(B)because of your knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died? ¹² But ^(C)when you thus sin against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ.

^20 (A)Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. ^(B)All things indeed are pure, ^(C)but it is evil for the man who eats with ^[a]offense. ²¹ It is good neither to eat ^(D)meat nor drink wine nor do anything by which your brother stumbles ^[b]or is offended or is made weak.