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Therefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend.
Wherefore, if meat causeth my brother to stumble, I will eat no flesh for evermore, that I cause not my brother to stumble.
Therefore, if [my eating a certain] food causes my brother to stumble (sin), I will not eat [such] meat ever again, so that I will not cause my brother to stumble.
Therefore, if [my eating a] food is a cause of my brother’s falling or of hindering [his spiritual advancement], I will not eat [such] flesh forever, lest I cause my brother to be tripped up and fall and to be offended.
Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend.
Therefore, if food causes my brother or sister to fall, I will never again eat meat, so that I won’t cause my brother or sister to fall.
This is why, if food causes the downfall of my brother or sister, I won’t eat meat ever again, or else I may cause my brother or sister to fall.
To sum up, if food will be a snare for my brother, I will never eat meat again, lest I cause my brother to sin.
So if I hurt one of the Lord's followers by what I eat, I will never eat meat as long as I live.
Wherefore if meat be a fall-trap to my brother, I will eat no flesh for ever, that I may not be a fall-trap to my brother.
For-this-very-reason, if food causes my brother to fall, I will never eat meats, ever— in-order-that I may not cause my brother to fall.
Wherefore, if meat scandalize my brother, I will never eat flesh, lest I should scandalize my brother.
So if the food I eat makes another believer fall into sin, I will never eat meat again. I will stop eating meat, so that I will not make my brother or sister sin.
I do not want to hurt any of my Christian friends. So, if the food that I eat causes them to do something wrong, I will never eat meat again.
Therefore, if food causes my brother to sin, I will never eat meat again, so that I do not cause my brother to sin.
Therefore, if food makes my brother stumble, I will never eat meat, lest I make my brother stumble.
Therefore, if food makes my brother stumble, I will never eat meat, lest I make my brother stumble.
So if the food I eat causes them to fall into sin, I will never eat meat again so that I will not cause any of them to ·sin [stumble; fall into sin].
Wherefore if meat offend my brother, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, that I may not offend my brother.
Therefore, if eating food ⌞offered to false gods⌟ causes other believers to lose their faith, I will never eat that kind of food so that I won’t make other believers lose their faith.
So then, if food makes a believer sin, I will never eat meat again, so as not to make a believer fall into sin.
Therefore, if food causes my brother to fall, I will never again eat meat, so that I won’t cause my brother to fall.
So if the food I eat makes my brother fall into sin, I will never eat meat again. I will stop eating meat, so that I will not cause my brother to sin.
Therefore, if food that I eat causes my brother to stumble, I will never eat meat again, in order to keep my brother from stumbling.
In this matter, then, of eating meat which has been offered to idols, knowledge tells us that no idol has any real existence, and that there is no God but one. For though there are so-called gods both in heaven and earth, gods and lords galore in fact, to us there is only one God, the Father, from whom everything comes, and for who we live. And there is one Lord, Jesus Christ, by whom everything exists, and by whom we ourselves are alive. But this knowledge of ours is not shared by all men. For some, who until now have been used to idols, eat the meat as meat really sacrificed to a god, and their delicate conscience is thereby injured. Now our acceptance of God is not a matter of meat. If we eat it, that does not make us better men, nor are we the worse if we do not eat it. You must be careful that your freedom to eat meat does not in any way hinder anyone whose faith is not as robust as yours. For suppose you with your knowledge of God should be observed eating meat in an idol’s temple, are you not encouraging the man with a delicate conscience to do the same? Surely you would not want your superior knowledge to bring spiritual disaster to a weaker brother for whom Christ died? And when you sin like this and damage the weak consciences of your brethren you really sin against Christ. This makes me determined that, if there is any possibility of meat injuring my brother, I will have none of it as long as I live, for fear I might do him harm.
Therefore, if food makes my brother to fall, I will never eat flesh nor do anything which may cause my brother to fall.
Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend.
Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend.
Therefore, if food causes my brother to stumble, I will never eat meat again—ever, so that I will not cause my brother to stumble.
Therefore, if food causes my brother to sin, I will never eat meat forever, in order that I may not cause my brother to sin.
So if eating meat offered to idols is going to make my brother sin, I’ll not eat any of it as long as I live because I don’t want to do this to him.
Christ gave up his life for that person. Wouldn’t you at least be willing to give up going to dinner for him—because, as you say, it doesn’t really make any difference? But it does make a difference if you hurt your friend terribly, risking his eternal ruin! When you hurt your friend, you hurt Christ. A free meal here and there isn’t worth it at the cost of even one of these “weak ones.” So, never go to these idol-tainted meals if there’s any chance it will trip up one of your brothers or sisters. * * *
Therefore, if food causes my brother to stumble, I will never eat meat, lest I cause my brother to stumble.
Therefore, if food causes my brother to stumble, · I will never eat meat, lest I cause · my brother to stumble.
Therefore, if eating food offered to false gods causes other believers to lose their faith, I will never eat that kind of food so that I won’t make other believers lose their faith.
Therefore, if food causes my brother to sin, I will never eat meat again, so that I may not cause my brother to sin.
Therefore, if food causes my brother to sin, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause my brother to sin.
Therefore, if food causes my brother to stumble, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause my brother to stumble.
Hence, if food can lead my brother to sin, I will never again eat meat lest I cause the downfall of one of my brethren.
So if the food I eat causes them to fall into sin, I will never eat meat again so that I will not cause any of them to sin.
For this reason, if food causes my brother or sister to sin, I will never eat meat again, so that I may not cause one of them to sin.
So suppose what I eat causes my brother or sister to fall into sin. Then what should I do? I will never eat meat again. In that way, I will not cause them to fall.
Therefore, if what I eat causes my brother or sister to fall into sin, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause them to fall.
Therefore, if what I eat causes my brother or sister to fall into sin, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause them to fall.
Therefore, if food makes my brother stumble, I will never again eat meat, lest I make my brother stumble.
So then, if eating meat makes my Christian brother trip and fall, I will never eat it again. I do not want to make my Christian brother sin.
So if what I eat causes another believer to sin, I will never eat meat again as long as I live—for I don’t want to cause another believer to stumble.
Therefore if meat hurts my brother, I will eat no flesh while the world stands, because I do not want to hurt my brother.
Therefore, if food is a cause of their falling, I will never eat meat, so that I may not cause one of them to fall.
Therefore, if food is a cause of their falling, I will never eat meat, so that I may not cause one of them to fall.
Therefore, if food is a cause of their falling, I will never eat meat, so that I may not cause one of them to fall.
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.
So, for this reason, if food causes my brother or sister to stumble, I will never ever eat meat, so that I won’t make my brother or sister trip up.
Therefore, if okhel causes my Ach b’Moshiach to trip on a michshol, I should never eat meat again, lest I cause my Ach b’Moshiach to stumble.
So if food offends my brother, I will eat no flesh while the world stands, that I may not offend my brother.
Therefore, if food is a cause of my brother’s falling, I will never eat meat, lest I cause my brother to fall.
Therefore, if food is a cause of my brother’s falling, I will never eat meat, lest I cause my brother to fall.
For this reason, if food causes my brother to stumble, I will never eat meat again, so that I do not cause my brother to stumble.
So if any type of food is an issue that causes my brothers and sisters to fall away from God, then God forbid I should ever eat it again so that I would never be the crack, the rise, or the rock on the road that causes them to stumble.
Therefore if food causes my brother to stumble, I will eat no meat forever more, that I don’t cause my brother to stumble.
If eating such food makes my brother do wrong, I will never eat it. I do not want my brother to do wrong.
Wherefore if meat causeth my brother to stumble, I shall never eat flesh, lest I cause my brother to stumble. [Wherefore if meat causeth my brother to offend, I shall not eat flesh into without end, lest I cause my brother to offend.]
wherefore, if victuals cause my brother to stumble, I may eat no flesh -- to the age -- that my brother I may not cause to stumble.
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