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

General references

2 Corinthians 6:3

Philippians 2:4

Bible References

A stumbling-block

{Give no offense} both to Jews and to Greeks and to the church of God,

You shall not curse [the] deaf, and you shall not put a stumbling block {before} a blind person, but you shall revere your God; I [am] Yahweh.

And one shall say, "Build up, build up! Clear [the] way! Remove [the] obstacles from the way of my people!"

"Son of man, these men took up their idols into their heart and {they placed before themselves} a stumbling block of their guilt. {Should I really let myself be consulted by them}?

{because} they used to serve them {before} their idols and they were for the house of Israel [like] a stumbling block of iniquity. Therefore {I swore} concerning them," {declares} the Lord Yahweh, "[that] they will bear their iniquity.

Therefore, let us no longer pass judgment on one another, but rather decide this: not to place a cause for stumbling or a temptation before a brother.

For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not let your freedom [become] an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.

But I have a few [things] against you: that you have there those who hold fast to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, to eat food sacrificed to idols and to commit sexual immorality.

Weak

Now [if you] sin in this way against the brothers and wound their conscience, which is weak, you sin against Christ.

To the weak I became weak, in order that I may gain the weak. I have become all [things] to all [people], in order that by all means I may save some.

Strengthen [the] weak hands and make [the] staggering knees firm.

Now receive the one who is weak in faith, [but] not for quarrels about opinions.

But we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

I say [this] to [my] shame, namely, that we have been weak. But in whatever anyone dares to [boast]--I am speaking in foolishness--I also dare to [boast].

General references

[We are] giving no one an occasion for taking offense in anything, in order that our ministry will not have fault found [with it],

each of you not looking out for {your own interests}, but also each of you [for] {the interests} of others.