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1 Corinthians 8:9

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But take heed, lest by any means this liberty of yours becomes a stumbling block to those who are weak.

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You, brothers, have been called to liberty. Only do not use liberty to give an opportunity to the flesh, but by love serve one another.

As free people, do not use your liberty as a covering for evil, but live as servants of God.

Although they promise them freedom, they themselves are slaves of corruption, for by that which a man is overcome, to this he is enslaved.

Let no one seek his own, but each one the other’s well-being.

Give no offense, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God,

To the weak, I became as weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.

When you thus sin against the brothers, wounding their weak conscience, you sin against Christ.

For if anyone sees you, who have knowledge, eating in the idol’s temple, shall the conscience of him who is weak not be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols,

“But I have a few things against you: You have there those who hold the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to cast a stumbling block before the Israelites, to eat things sacrificed to idols and to commit sexual immorality.

I say to my reproach that we were too weak for that. But whenever anyone is bold (I speak foolishly), I am bold also.

Conscience, I say, not your own, but that of the other. For why is my liberty judged by another man’s conscience?

We who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of the weak and not please ourselves.

Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their heart and put the stumbling block of their iniquity before their face. Should I be inquired of by them at all?

And it shall be said, “Build up, build up, prepare the way, take up every stumbling block out of the way of My people.”

Strengthen the weak hands, and support the feeble knees.

You shall not curse the deaf, nor put a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall fear your God: I am the Lord.

“See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I say to you that in heaven their angels always see the face of My Father who is in heaven.

Because they ministered to them before their idols and caused the house of Israel to fall into iniquity, therefore I have lifted up My hand against them, says the Lord God, that they shall bear the punishment of their iniquity.

But if anyone says to you, “This was offered in sacrifice to idols,” do not eat it for the sake of him that mentioned it and for the sake of conscience, for “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it.”

We give no offense in anything, that our service may not be blamed.

Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is led into sin, and I am not distressed?

Beware lest anyone captivate you through philosophy and vain deceit, in the tradition of men and the elementary principles of the world, and not after Christ.




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