2 Corinthians 6:3
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3 We are putting no obstacle in anyone’s way, so that no fault may be found with our ministry,(A)
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Romans 14:13
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Do Not Make Another Stumble
13 Let us therefore no longer pass judgment on one another, but resolve instead never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother or sister.(A)
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1 Corinthians 9:12
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12 If others share this rightful claim on you, do not we still more?
Nevertheless, we have not made use of this right, but we endure anything rather than put an obstacle in the way of the gospel of Christ.(A)
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1 Corinthians 10:32-33
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32 Give no offense to Jews or to Greeks or to the church of God,(A) 33 just as I try to please everyone in everything I do, not seeking my own advantage but that of many, so that they may be saved.(B)
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Matthew 17:27
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27 However, so that we do not give offense to them, go to the sea and cast a hook; take the first fish that comes up, and when you open its mouth you will find a coin; take that and give it to them for you and me.”(A)
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1 Corinthians 9:22
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22 To the weak I became weak, so that I might gain the weak. I have become all things to all people, that I might by all means save some.
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2 Corinthians 8:20
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20 We are making this arrangement lest anyone blame us about this generous gift that we are administering,
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2 Corinthians 1:12
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The Postponement of Paul’s Visit
12 Indeed, this is our boast, the testimony of our conscience: we have behaved in the world with holiness[a] and godly sincerity, not by earthly wisdom but by the grace of God—and all the more toward you.(A)
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- 1.12 Other ancient authorities read simplicity
1 Corinthians 10:23-24
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Do All to the Glory of God
23 “All things are permitted,” but not all things are beneficial. “All things are permitted,” but not all things build up. 24 Do not seek your own advantage but that of the other.(A)
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1 Corinthians 8:9-13
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9 But take care that this liberty of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block to the weak.(A) 10 For if others see you, who possess knowledge, eating in the temple of an idol, might they not, since their conscience is weak, be encouraged to the point of eating food sacrificed to idols? 11 So by your knowledge the weak brother or sister for whom Christ died is destroyed.(B) 12 But when you thus sin against brothers and sisters and wound their conscience when it is weak, you sin against Christ. 13 Therefore, if food is a cause of their falling, I will never again eat meat, so that I may not cause one of them to fall.(C)
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Matthew 18:6
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Temptations to Sin
6 “If any of you cause one of these little ones who believe in me to sin,[a] it would be better for you if a great millstone were fastened around your neck and you were drowned in the depth of the sea.(A)
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- 18.6 Or stumble
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