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1 Corinthians 8:9
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1 Corinthians 8:9
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9 But (A)beware lest somehow this liberty of yours become (B)a [a]stumbling block to those who are weak.
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- 1 Corinthians 8:9 cause of offense
1 Corinthians 8:9
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1 Corinthians 8:9
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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)
1 Corinthians 8:9
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1 Corinthians 8:9
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9 But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to them that are weak.
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Galatians 5:13
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Galatians 5:13
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13 For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only (A)do not use liberty as an (B)opportunity for the flesh, but (C)through love serve one another.
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Galatians 5:13
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Galatians 5:13
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Life by the Spirit
13 You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free.(A) But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh[a];(B) rather, serve one another(C) humbly in love.
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- Galatians 5:13 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit; also in verses 16, 17, 19 and 24; and in 6:8.
Galatians 5:13
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Galatians 5:13
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13 For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.
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Romans 14:20-21
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Romans 14:20-21
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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.
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- Romans 14:20 A feeling of giving offense
- Romans 14:21 NU omits the rest of v. 21.
Romans 14:20-21
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Romans 14:20-21
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20 Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food.(A) All food is clean,(B) but it is wrong for a person to eat anything that causes someone else to stumble.(C) 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.(D)
Romans 14:20-21
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Romans 14:20-21
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20 For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.
21 It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.
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2 Peter 2:19
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2 Peter 2:19
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19 While they promise them liberty, they themselves are slaves of [a]corruption; (A)for by whom a person is overcome, by him also he is brought into [b]bondage.
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- 2 Peter 2:19 depravity
- 2 Peter 2:19 slavery
2 Peter 2:19
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2 Peter 2:19
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19 They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves of depravity—for “people are slaves to whatever has mastered them.”(A)
2 Peter 2:19
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2 Peter 2:19
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19 While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.
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Romans 14:1-2
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Romans 14:1-2
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The Law of Liberty
14 Receive(A) one who is weak in the faith, but not to disputes over doubtful things. 2 For one believes he (B)may eat all things, but he who is weak eats only vegetables.
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Romans 14:1-2
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Romans 14:1-2
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The Weak and the Strong
14 Accept the one whose faith is weak,(A) without quarreling over disputable matters. 2 One person’s faith allows them to eat anything, but another, whose faith is weak, eats only vegetables.(B)
Romans 14:1-2
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Romans 14:1-2
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14 Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.
2 For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs.
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1 Peter 2:16
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1 Peter 2:16
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16 (A)as free, yet not (B)using liberty as a cloak for [a]vice, but as bondservants of God.
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- 1 Peter 2:16 wickedness
1 Peter 2:16
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1 Peter 2:16
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16 Live as free people,(A) but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil;(B) live as God’s slaves.(C)
1 Peter 2:16
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1 Peter 2:16
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16 As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.
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1 Corinthians 10:24
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1 Corinthians 10:24
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24 Let no one seek his own, but each one (A)the other’s well-being.
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1 Corinthians 10:24
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1 Corinthians 10:24
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24 No one should seek their own good, but the good of others.(A)
1 Corinthians 10:24
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1 Corinthians 10:24
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24 Let no man seek his own, but every man another's wealth.
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1 Corinthians 9:22
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1 Corinthians 9:22
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22 (A)to the weak I became [a]as weak, that I might win the weak. (B)I have become all things to all men, (C)that I might by all means save some.
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- 1 Corinthians 9:22 NU omits as
1 Corinthians 9:22
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1 Corinthians 9:22
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22 To the weak I became weak, to win the weak.(A) I have become all things to all people(B) so that by all possible means I might save some.(C)
1 Corinthians 9:22
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1 Corinthians 9:22
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22 To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.
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1 Corinthians 8:12
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1 Corinthians 8:12
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12 But (A)when you thus sin against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ.
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1 Corinthians 8:12
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1 Corinthians 8:12
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12 When you sin against them(A) in this way and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ.(B)
1 Corinthians 8:12
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1 Corinthians 8:12
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12 But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.
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