1 Corinthians 8:9

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Summary

1 Corinthians 8:9

But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to them that are weak.

A stumbling-block

Weak

2 Corinthians 11:21

General references

2 Corinthians 6:3

Philippians 2:4

Bible References

A stumbling-block

You must not be hindrances to Jews or Greeks or to the church of God either,

Therefore let us not criticize one another any more. You must resolve instead never to put any hindrance or obstacle in your brother's way.

For you, brothers, have been called to freedom; only do not make your freedom an excuse for the physical, but in love be slaves to one another.

Yet I hold it somewhat against you that you have among you some adherents of the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to entrap the children of Israel into eating meat that had been sacrificed to idols, and into immoral practices.

Weak

But in sinning against your brothers in this way and wounding their too scrupulous consciences, you are really sinning against Christ.

To the overscrupulous I have become overscrupulous, so as to win the overscrupulous; I have become everything to everybody, so as by all means to save some of them.

Treat people who are overscrupulous in their faith like brothers; do not criticize their views.

It is the duty of us who are strong to put up with the weaknesses of those who are immature, and not just suit ourselves.

To my shame I must admit that I was too weak for that sort of thing. But whatever anyone else dares to boast of?? am playing the part of a fool?? will dare to boast of too.

General references

I put no obstacles in anyone's path, so that no fault may be found with my work.

Do not take account of your own interests, but of the interests of others as well.