^32 (A)Give no offense to Jews or to Greeks or to ^(B)the church of God,

^28 (A)Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all ^(B)the flock, in which ^(C)the Holy Spirit has made you ^(D)overseers, ^(E)to care for ^(F)the church of God,^[a] which he ^(G)obtained ^(H)with his own blood.^[b]

Do Not Cause Another to Stumble

^13 (A)Therefore let us not pass judgment on one another any longer, but rather decide ^(B)never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother.

³³ just as ^(A)I try to please everyone in everything I do, ^(B)not seeking my own advantage, but that of many, that they may be saved.

¹⁵ if I delay, you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, a pillar and buttress of the truth.

¹³ Therefore, ^(A)if food makes my brother stumble, I will never eat meat, lest I make my brother stumble.

³ We ^(A)put no obstacle in anyone's way, so that no fault may be found with our ministry,

²² What! Do you not have houses to eat and drink in? Or do you despise ^(A)the church of God and ^(B)humiliate those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I commend you in this? No, I will not.

¹⁶ So I always ^(A)take pains to have a ^(B)clear conscience toward both God and man.

⁵ for if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for ^(A)God's church?