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1 Corinthians 8:9

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

But be careful that this right of yours in no way becomes a stumbling block  to the weak.

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For you were called  to be free, brothers and sisters; only don’t use this freedom as an opportunity  for the flesh, but serve one another through love.


Submit as free people, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil,  but as God’s slaves.


They promise them freedom, but they themselves are slaves of corruption, since people are enslaved to whatever defeats them.


No one is to seek his own good, but the good of the other person.


Give no offence  to Jews or Greeks or the church of God,


To the weak I became weak, in order to win the weak. I have become all things to all people, so that I may by every possible means save some.


Now when you sin like this against brothers and sisters and wound their weak conscience, you are sinning against Christ.


For if someone sees you, the one who has knowledge, dining in an idol’s temple, won’t his weak conscience be encouraged  to eat food offered to idols?


But I have a few things against you. You have some there who hold to the teaching of Balaam,   who taught Balak to place a stumbling block   in front of the Israelites: to eat meat sacrificed to idols   and to commit sexual immorality.


I say this to our shame: We have been too weak for that! But in whatever anyone dares to boast #– #I am talking foolishly #– #I also dare:


I do not mean your own conscience, but the other person’s. For why is my freedom judged  by another person’s conscience?


Now we who are strong have an obligation to bear the weaknesses of those without strength,  and not to please ourselves.


‘Son of man, these men have set up idols in their hearts and have put their sinful stumbling blocks in front of themselves.  Should I actually let them enquire of me?


He said, ‘Build it up, build it up, prepare the way, remove every obstacle from my people’s way.’


Strengthen the weak hands, steady the shaking knees!


Do not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block in front of the blind,  but you are to fear your God;  I am the Lord.


‘See to it that you don’t despise one of these little ones,   because I tell you that in heaven their angels   continually view the face of my Father in heaven.   ,


Because they ministered to the house of Israel before their idols and became a sinful stumbling block to them, therefore I swore an oath  against them’   #– #this is the declaration of the Lord God  #– #‘that they would bear the consequences of their iniquity.


But if someone says to you, ‘This is food from a sacrifice’, do not eat it,  out of consideration for the one who told you, and for the sake of conscience.


We are not giving anyone an occasion for offence, so that the ministry will not be blamed.


Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is made to stumble,  and I do not burn with indignation?


Be careful that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deceit based on human tradition,  based on the elements of the world, rather than Christ.





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