1 Corinthians 10:29
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29 I do not mean (A)your conscience, but his. For (B)why should my liberty be determined by someone else's conscience?
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1 Corinthians 10:29
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29 I am referring to the other person’s conscience, not yours. For why is my freedom(A) being judged by another’s conscience?
1 Corinthians 9:19
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19 For (A)though I am free from all, (B)I have made myself a servant to all, that I might (C)win more of them.
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1 Corinthians 9:19
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Paul’s Use of His Freedom
19 Though I am free(A) and belong to no one, I have made myself a slave to everyone,(B) to win as many as possible.(C)
Romans 14:15-21
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15 For if your brother is grieved by what you eat, (A)you are no longer walking in love. (B)By what you eat, do not destroy the one for whom Christ died. 16 (C)So do not let what you regard as good be spoken of as evil. 17 (D)For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but (E)of righteousness and (F)peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. 18 Whoever thus serves Christ is (G)acceptable to God and approved by men. 19 So then let us (H)pursue what makes for peace and for (I)mutual upbuilding.
20 (J)Do not, for the sake of food, destroy the work of God. (K)Everything is indeed clean, but (L)it is wrong for anyone to make another stumble by what he eats. 21 (M)It is good not to eat meat or drink wine or do anything that causes your brother to stumble.[a]
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- Romans 14:21 Some manuscripts add or be hindered or be weakened
Romans 14:15-21
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15 If your brother or sister is distressed because of what you eat, you are no longer acting in love.(A) Do not by your eating destroy someone for whom Christ died.(B) 16 Therefore do not let what you know is good be spoken of as evil.(C) 17 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking,(D) but of righteousness, peace(E) and joy in the Holy Spirit,(F) 18 because anyone who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and receives human approval.(G)
19 Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace(H) and to mutual edification.(I) 20 Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food.(J) All food is clean,(K) but it is wrong for a person to eat anything that causes someone else to stumble.(L) 21 It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything else that will cause your brother or sister to fall.(M)
2 Corinthians 8:21
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21 for (A)we aim at what is honorable (B)not only in the Lord's sight but also in the sight of man.
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2 Corinthians 8:21
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21 For we are taking pains to do what is right, not only in the eyes of the Lord but also in the eyes of man.(A)
1 Corinthians 10:32
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32 (A)Give no offense to Jews or to Greeks or to (B)the church of God,
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1 Corinthians 10:32
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1 Corinthians 8:9-13
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9 But take care (A)that this right of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block (B)to the weak. 10 For if anyone sees you who have knowledge eating[a] in an idol's temple, will he not be encouraged,[b] if his conscience is weak, to eat food offered to idols? 11 And so by your knowledge this weak person is (C)destroyed, the brother for whom Christ died. 12 Thus, sinning against your brothers[c] and (D)wounding their conscience when it is weak, (E)you sin against Christ. 13 Therefore, (F)if food makes my brother stumble, I will never eat meat, lest I make my brother stumble.
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- 1 Corinthians 8:10 Greek reclining at table
- 1 Corinthians 8:10 Or fortified; Greek built up
- 1 Corinthians 8:12 Or brothers and sisters
1 Corinthians 8:9-13
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9 Be careful, however, that the exercise of your rights does not become a stumbling block(A) to the weak.(B) 10 For if someone with a weak conscience sees you, with all your knowledge, eating in an idol’s temple, won’t that person be emboldened to eat what is sacrificed to idols?(C) 11 So this weak brother or sister, for whom Christ died, is destroyed(D) by your knowledge. 12 When you sin against them(E) in this way and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ.(F) 13 Therefore, if what I eat causes my brother or sister to fall into sin, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause them to fall.(G)
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