^16 (A)Therefore do not let your good be spoken of as evil;

^17 (A)Repay no one evil for evil. ^(B)Have^[a] regard for good things in the sight of all men.

²² Abstain from every form of evil.

²⁹ “Conscience,” I say, not your own, but that of the other. For ^(A)why is my liberty judged by another man’s conscience? ³⁰ But if I partake with thanks, why am I evil spoken of for the food ^(B)over which I give thanks?

²⁰ avoiding this: that anyone should blame us in this lavish gift which is administered by us— ^21 (A)providing honorable things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.