1 Corinthians 8:9-13

English Standard Version

⁹But take care ^(A)that this right of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block ^(B)to the weak. ¹⁰For 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? ¹¹And so by your knowledge this weak person is ^(C)destroyed, the brother for whom Christ died. ¹²Thus, sinning against your brothers^[c] and ^(D)wounding their conscience when it is weak, ^(E)you sin against Christ. ¹³Therefore, ^(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

Holman Christian Standard Bible

⁹But be careful that this right of yours in no way becomes a stumbling block^(A) to the weak. ¹⁰For if someone sees you, the one who has this knowledge, dining in an idol’s temple, won’t his weak conscience be encouraged to eat food offered to idols? ¹¹Then the weak person, the brother for whom Christ died,^(B) is ruined^[a]^(C) by your knowledge.^(D) ¹²Now when you sin like this against the brothers and wound their weak conscience, you are sinning against Christ. ¹³Therefore, if food causes my brother to fall, I will never again eat meat,^(E) so that I won’t cause my brother to fall.