But (A)take care that this [a]freedom of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block to the (B)weak. 10 For if someone sees you, the one who has (C)knowledge, dining in an idol’s temple, will his conscience, if he is weak, not be strengthened to eat (D)things sacrificed to idols? 11 For through (E)your knowledge the one who is weak (F)is ruined, the brother or sister for whose sake Christ died. 12 (G)And so, by sinning against the brothers and sisters and wounding their conscience when it is weak, you sin (H)against Christ. 13 Therefore, (I)if food causes my brother to sin, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause my brother to sin.

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  1. 1 Corinthians 8:9 Lit right

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

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  1. 8:10 Or built up
  2. 8:11 Or destroyed