1 Corinthians 8:9

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

But be careful with your freedom. Your freedom to eat anything may make those who have doubts about what they can eat fall into sin.

Cross References

Galatians 5:13

My brothers and sisters, God chose you to be free. But don’t use your freedom as an excuse to do what pleases your sinful selves. Instead, serve each other with love.

1 Peter 2:16

Live like free people, but don’t use your freedom as an excuse to do evil. Live as those who are serving God.

2 Peter 2:19

These false teachers promise those people freedom, but they themselves are not free. They are slaves to a mind that has been ruined by sin. Yes, people are slaves to anything that controls them.

1 Corinthians 10:24

Try to do what is good for others, not just what is good for yourselves.

1 Corinthians 10:32

Never do anything that might make other people do wrong—Jews, non-Jews, or anyone in God’s church.

1 Corinthians 9:22

To those who are weak, I became weak so that I could help save them. I have become all things to all people. I did this so that I could save people in any way possible.

1 Corinthians 8:12

When you sin against your brothers and sisters in Christ in this way and you hurt them by causing them to do things they feel are wrong, you are also sinning against Christ.

1 Corinthians 8:10

You understand that it’s all right to eat anything, so you can eat even in an idol’s temple. But someone who has doubts might see you eating there, and this might encourage them to eat meat sacrificed to idols too. But they really think it is wrong.

Revelation 2:14

“But I have a few things against you. You have people there who follow the teaching of Balaam. Balaam taught Balak how to make the people of Israel sin. They sinned by eating food offered to idols and by committing sexual sins.

2 Corinthians 11:21

I am ashamed to say it, but we were too “weak” to do such things to you. But if anyone dares to boast, I will too. (I am talking like a fool.)

1 Corinthians 10:29

I don’t mean that you think it is wrong. But the other person might think it is wrong. That’s the only reason not to eat it. My own freedom should not be judged by what another person thinks.

Romans 15:1

Some of us have no problem with these things. So we should be patient with those who are not so strong and have doubts. We should not do what pleases us

Ezekiel 14:3

“Son of man, these men came to talk to you. But they still have their filthy idols. They kept the things that made them sin. They still worship those statues, so why do they come to me for advice? Should I answer their questions?

Isaiah 57:14

Clear the road! Clear the road! Make the way clear for my people!

Isaiah 35:3

Make the weak arms strong again. Strengthen the weak knees.

Leviticus 19:14

“You must not curse anyone who is deaf. You must not do anything to make a blind person fall. But you must respect your God. I am the Lord.

Matthew 18:10

“Be careful. Don’t think these little children are not important. I tell you that these children have angels in heaven. And those angels are always with my Father in heaven.

Ezekiel 44:12

But the Levites helped the people sin against me! They helped the people worship their idols! So I am making this promise against them: ‘They will be punished for their sin.’” This is what the Lord GOD said.

1 Corinthians 10:28

But if someone tells you, “That food was offered to idols,” then don’t eat it. That’s because some people think it is wrong, and it might cause a problem for the person who told you that.

2 Corinthians 6:3

We don’t want people to find anything wrong with our work. So we do nothing that will be a problem to others.

2 Corinthians 11:29

I feel weak every time another person is weak. I feel deeply upset every time another person is led into sin.

Colossians 2:8

Be sure you are not led away by the teaching of those who have nothing worth saying and only plan to deceive you. That teaching is not from Christ. It is only human tradition and comes from the powers that influence this world.