1 Corinthians 8:9

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Don't cause problems for someone with a weak conscience, just because you have the right to eat anything.

Cross References

Isaiah 35:3

Here is a message for all who are weak, trembling, and worried: “Cheer up! Don't be afraid. Your God is coming to punish your enemies. God will take revenge on them and rescue you.”

Isaiah 57:14

The LORD says, “Clear the road! Get it ready for my people.”

Ezekiel 14:3

Ezekiel, son of man, these men have started worshipping idols, though they know it will cause them to sin even more. So I refuse to give them a message!

Ezekiel 44:12

But because these Levites served the people of Israel when they worshipped idols, I, the LORD God, promise that the Levites will be punished. They did not stop the Israelites from sinning,

Leviticus 19:14

I am the LORD your God, and I command you not to make fun of the deaf or to cause a blind person to stumble.

Matthew 18:10

Don't be cruel to any of these little ones! I promise you that their angels are always with my Father in heaven.

Romans 15:1

If our faith is strong, we should be patient with the Lord's followers whose faith is weak. We should try to please them instead of ourselves.

1 Corinthians 10:24

We should think about others and not about ourselves.

1 Corinthians 10:28

But if you are told that it has been sacrificed to idols, don't cause a problem by eating it. I don't mean a problem for yourself, but for the one who told you. Why should my freedom be limited by someone else's conscience?

1 Corinthians 10:32

Don't cause problems for Jews or Greeks or anyone else who belongs to God's church.

1 Corinthians 8:10

You know-all this, and so it doesn't bother you to eat in the temple of an idol. But suppose a person with a weak conscience sees you and decides to eat food that has been offered to idols.

1 Corinthians 8:12

When you sin by hurting a follower with a weak conscience, you sin against Christ.

1 Corinthians 9:22

When I am with people whose faith is weak, I live as they do to win them. I do everything I can to win everyone I possibly can.

2 Corinthians 11:21

I am ashamed to say that we are too weak to behave in such a way. If they can boast, so can I, but it is a foolish thing to do.

2 Corinthians 11:29

When others are weak, I am weak too. When others are tricked into sin, I get angry.

2 Corinthians 6:3

We don't want anyone to find fault with our work, and so we try hard not to cause problems.

Galatians 5:13

My friends, you were chosen to be free. So don't use your freedom as an excuse to do anything you want. Use it as an opportunity to serve each other with love.

Colossians 2:8

Don't let anyone fool you by using senseless arguments. These arguments may sound wise, but they are only human teachings. They come from the powers of this world and not from Christ.

1 Peter 2:16

You are free, but still you are God's servants, and you must not use your freedom as an excuse for doing wrong.

2 Peter 2:19

They promise freedom to everyone. But they are merely slaves of filthy living, because people are slaves of whatever controls them.

Revelation 2:14

I do have a few things against you. Some of you are following the teaching of Balaam. Long ago he told Balak to teach the people of Israel to eat food that had been offered to idols and to be immoral.