1 Corinthians 8:9
“But take heed lest by any meanes, this libertie of yours become a stumbling blocke to them that are weake.”
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1 Corinthians 8:9 Context
7Howbeit there is not in euerie man that knowledge: for some with conscience of the idole vnto this houre, eate it as a thing offred vnto an idole, and their conscience being weake, is defiled. 8But meate commendeth vs not to God: for neither if we eate, are we the better: neither if wee eate not, are we the worse. 9But take heed lest by any meanes, this libertie of yours become a stumbling blocke to them that are weake. 10For if any man see thee which hast knowledge, sit at meat in the idols temple: shall not the conscience of him which is weake, be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols? 11And through thy knowledge shal the weake brother perish, for whome Christ died?
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Other Translations for 1 Corinthians 8:9
But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to them that are weak.
- King James Version
But take care that this liberty of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block to the weak.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to the weak.
- American Standard Version (1901)
But take care that this power of yours does not give cause for trouble to the feeble.
- Basic English Bible
But see lest anywise this your right [to eat] itself be a stumbling-block to the weak.
- Darby Bible
But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours should become a stumbling-block to them that are weak.
- Webster's Bible
But take care lest this liberty of yours should prove a hindrance to the progress of weak believers.
- Weymouth Bible
But be careful that by no means does this liberty of yours become a stumbling block to the weak.
- World English Bible
But se ye, lest perauenture this your leeue be maad hurtyng to sijke men.
- Wycliffe Bible
but see, lest this privilege of yours may become a stumbling-block to the infirm,
- Youngs Literal Bible
People's Bible Notes for 1 Corinthians 8:9
1Co 8:9 Take heed lest . . . this liberty of yours, etc. The meat itself made one neither better nor worse (1Co 8:8), but if those who "had knowledge" (1Co 8:10) ate it, it might prove a stumbling-block, the occasion of the fall of those who were not so well informed and were weaker.