Parallel Verses

The Emphasized Bible

But, conscience, I mean, not thine own, but the other's, - for why is my freedom to be judged by another's conscience?

New American Standard Bible

I mean not your own conscience, but the other man’s; for why is my freedom judged by another’s conscience?

King James Version

Conscience, I say, not thine own, but of the other: for why is my liberty judged of another man's conscience?

Holman Bible

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

International Standard Version

I mean, of course, his conscience, not yours. For why should my freedom be determined by someone else's conscience?

A Conservative Version

And I say conscience, not the one of himself, but the one of the other man. For why is my liberty judged by another conscience?

American Standard Version

conscience, I say, not thine own, but the other's; for why is my liberty judged by another conscience?

Amplified

and by conscience I mean for the sake of the other man’s, not yours. For why is my freedom [of choice] judged by another’s conscience [another’s ethics—another’s sense of right and wrong]?

An Understandable Version

that is, for the sake of the other person's conscience, not your own. For why should my freedom [to eat what I want] be judged [as wrong] by another person's conscience? [Note: The questions in this and the following verse may mean, "it is not worth eating questionable things, if doing so would bring criticism from a weak brother"].

Anderson New Testament

conscience, I say, not your own, but that of the other. Why, then, is my liberty judged by the conscience of another?

Bible in Basic English

Right and wrong, I say, not for you, but for the other man; for the fact that I am free is not dependent on another man's sense of right or wrong.

Common New Testament

the other man's conscience, I mean, not yours. For why should my freedom be judged by another's conscience?

Daniel Mace New Testament

when I say conscience, I don't mean your own, but that of the other: for why should I expose my liberty to the censure of another man's conscience?

Darby Translation

but conscience, I mean, not thine own, but that of the other: for why is my liberty judged by another conscience?

Godbey New Testament

But I say the conscience not of himself, but of the other one. For why is my liberty judged by the conscience of another?

Goodspeed New Testament

his scruples, I say, not yours. For why should my liberty of action be limited by another's scruples?

John Wesley New Testament

Conscience I say, not thy own, but that of the other: for why is my liberty judged by another's conscience?

Julia Smith Translation

And consciousness, I say, not thine, but another's: for that why is my freedom judged by another's consciousness

King James 2000

Conscience, I say, not your own, but of the other: for why is my liberty judged by another man's conscience?

Lexham Expanded Bible

Now I am not speaking about your own conscience, but the [conscience] of the other [person]. For why [is] my freedom judged by another's conscience?

Modern King James verseion

conscience, I say, not your own, but the other's. For why is my liberty judged by another's conscience?

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Conscience I say, not thine: but the conscience of that other. For why should my liberty be judged of another man's conscience?

Montgomery New Testament

and for your conscience sake??is conscience, not your own. "But," you may object, "why should my freedom be decided upon another's scruples of conscience?

NET Bible

I do not mean yours but the other person's. For why is my freedom being judged by another's conscience?

New Heart English Bible

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

Noyes New Testament

conscience I mean, not thine own, but that of the other. For why is my liberty to be judged by another conscience [than my own]?

Sawyer New Testament

I mean not your conscience, but that of the other. For why is my freedom limited by the conscience of another?

Thomas Haweis New Testament

Conscience indeed I say, not merely thine own, but that of the other person.

Twentieth Century New Testament

I do not say 'your' scruples, but 'his.' For why should the freedom that I claim be condemned by the scruples of another?

Webster

Conscience, I say, not thy own, but of the other: for why is my liberty judged by another man's conscience?

Weymouth New Testament

But now I mean his conscience, not your own. "Why, on what ground," you may object, "is the question of my liberty of action to be decided by a conscience not my own?

Williams New Testament

I mean his conscience, not yours. Why then should my personal freedom be limited by another's conscience?

World English Bible

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

Worrell New Testament

conscience, I say, not your own, but the other's; for why is my liberty judged by another conscience?

Worsley New Testament

Conscience I say, not thy own, but the other's; for why is my liberty to be judged by another man's conscience?

Youngs Literal Translation

and conscience, I say, not of thyself, but of the other, for why is it that my liberty is judged by another's conscience?

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
συνείδησις 
suneidesis 
Usage: 32

I say
λέγω 
Lego 
Usage: 1045

not
οὐχί 
Ouchi 
not, nay, not, not so
Usage: 32

ἑαυτοῦ 
heautou 
Usage: 249

but
ἀλλά 
Alla 
but, yea, yet, nevertheless, howbeit, nay, therefore, save, not tr,
Usage: 461

of the other
ἕτερος 
heteros 
Usage: 76

for
γάρ 
Gar 
for, , not tr
Usage: 825

why
ἱνατί 
Hinati 
Usage: 4

is my
μοῦ 
Mou 
my, me, mine, I, mine own
Usage: 313

ἐλευθερία 
Eleutheria 
Usage: 11

κρίνω 
Krino 
Usage: 84

of
ὑπό 
Hupo 
of, by, under, with, in, not tr,
Usage: 188

ἄλλος 
Allos 
Usage: 119

References

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Verse Info

Context Readings

Freedom In Christ

28 But, if anyone should say unto you, - This, is, a holy sacrifice, do not eat, for that man's sake who disclosed it, and for conscience sake: - 29 But, conscience, I mean, not thine own, but the other's, - for why is my freedom to be judged by another's conscience? 30 If, I, with gratitude, partake, why am I to be defamed, as to that for which, I, give thanks?

Cross References

1 Corinthians 9:19

For, though free from all, unto all, myself, I enslaved, - that, the larger number, I might win:

Romans 14:15-21

If, in fact, because of food, thy brother is being grieved, no longer, by the rule of love, art thou walking: - do not, by thy food, that man, be destroying, on whose behalf Christ died!

1 Corinthians 8:9-13

But be taking heed, lest, by any means, your right, itself, become, an occasion of stumbling, unto the weak;

1 Corinthians 10:32

Give no occasion of stumbling - whether to Jews, or to Greeks, or to the assembly of God:

2 Corinthians 8:21

For we provide things honourable, not only before the Lord, but also before men.

1 Thessalonians 5:22

From every form of wickedness, abstain.

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