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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9 Be careful, however, that the exercise of your rights does not become a stumbling block(A) to the weak.(B)
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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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.
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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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)
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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19 They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves of depravity—for “people are slaves to whatever has mastered them.”(A)
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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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)
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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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 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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24 No one should seek their own good, but the good of others.(A)
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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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 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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12 When you sin against them(A) in this way and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ.(B)
1 Corinthians 8:10
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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?
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1 Corinthians 8:10
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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?(A)
Romans 14:13-15
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13 Therefore let us not judge one another [a]anymore, but rather resolve this, (A)not to put a stumbling block or a cause to fall in our brother’s way.
The Law of Love
14 I know and am convinced by the Lord Jesus (B)that there is nothing unclean of itself; but to him who considers anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean. 15 Yet if your brother is grieved because of your food, you are no longer walking in love. (C)Do not destroy with your food the one for whom Christ died.
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- Romans 14:13 any longer
Romans 14:13-15
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13 Therefore let us stop passing judgment(A) on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in the way of a brother or sister.(B) 14 I am convinced, being fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean in itself.(C) But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for that person it is unclean.(D) 15 If your brother or sister is distressed because of what you eat, you are no longer acting in love.(E) Do not by your eating destroy someone for whom Christ died.(F)
Revelation 2:14
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14 But I have a few things against you, because you have there those who hold the doctrine of (A)Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the children of Israel, (B)to eat things sacrificed to idols, (C)and to commit sexual immorality.
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Revelation 2:14
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2 Corinthians 11:21
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21 To our shame (A)I say that we were too weak for that! But (B)in whatever anyone is bold—I speak foolishly—I am bold also.
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2 Corinthians 11:21
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21 To my shame I admit that we were too weak(A) for that!
Whatever anyone else dares to boast about—I am speaking as a fool—I also dare to boast about.(B)
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