Don’t work for food that spoils, but for the food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For on Him, God the Father has put the seal of approval.”
1 Corinthians 8:11 - Tree of Life Version For the one who is weak is destroyed by your knowledge—the brother for whom Messiah died. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And so by your enlightenment (your knowledge of spiritual things), this weak man is ruined (is lost and perishes)–the brother for whom Christ (the Messiah) died! American Standard Version (1901) For through thy knowledge he that is weak perisheth, the brother for whose sake Christ died. Common English Bible The weak brother or sister for whom Christ died is destroyed by your knowledge. Catholic Public Domain Version And should an infirm brother perish by your knowledge, even though Christ died for him? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ hath died? |
Don’t work for food that spoils, but for the food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For on Him, God the Father has put the seal of approval.”
For if your brother is grieved on account of food, you are no longer walking according to love. Do not destroy by your food the one for whom Messiah died.
just as I also try to please everyone in everything, not seeking my own benefit but the benefit of many, so that they may be saved.
For this reason, if food causes my brother to stumble, I will never eat meat again, so that I do not cause my brother to stumble.
Therefore concerning the eating of idol sacrifices, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no God but one.