1 Corinthians 8:10

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Suppose that you, with all of your knowledge, are eating in a temple of one of those gods. And suppose someone whose conscience is weak sees you. Won’t that person think it’s okay to eat food sacrificed to honor “gods” and be encouraged to do so?

Cross References

1 Corinthians 8:4

So then, here’s what I say about eating food sacrificed to idols. We know that “an idol really is nothing at all in the world.” We know that “there is only one God.”

Romans 14:23

But whoever has doubts about something they might eat is guilty if they do eat it. That’s because they don’t believe that they should be eating it, and if you do something even though you don’t believe you should, that’s sin.

1 Corinthians 8:7

But not everyone knows this. Some people are still so accustomed to idols that when they eat sacrificial food, they think of it as having been sacrificed to real gods. And because their conscience is weak, they feel guilty.

Romans 14:14

I’m convinced, because the Lord Jesus has convinced me of this, that nothing is unclean in itself. But someone may consider a thing to be unclean. If they do, it is unclean for them.

1 Corinthians 10:32

Don’t do anything that causes other people to trip and fall, whether Jews or Greeks or God’s church.

Acts 15:20

Instead, we should write to them and tell them that they must not eat food that has been offered to statues of gods. They must not be sexually immoral, they must not eat meat that still has blood in it, and they must not drink blood.

1 Corinthians 8:9

So be careful how you use your rights. Make sure you don’t cause someone who’s weaker than you to fall into sin.