1 Corinthians 8:11
9 But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to them that are weak.
10 For if any man see thee which hast knowledge sit at meat in the idol’s temple, shall not the conscience of him which is weak be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols;
And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died?
12 But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.
13 Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- So this weak brother, for whom Christ died, is destroyed by your knowledge.
- KJV
- And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died?
- WEB
- And through your knowledge, he who is weak perishes, the brother for whose sake Christ died.
- ASV
- For through thy knowledge he that is weak perisheth, the brother for whose sake Christ died.
- DARBY
- and the weak [one], the brother for whose sake Christ died, will perish through thy knowledge.
- BLB
- For the one being weak is destroyed by your knowledge—the brother for whom Christ died.
- ÅB
- da går jo den skrøpelige fortapt for din kunnskaps skyld, den bror for hvem Kristus er død!
- OTB
- For gjennom din kunnskap blir den som er svak skadet, den bror eller søster som Kristus døde for.
- B1930
- da går jo den skrøpelige fortapt for din kunnskaps skyld, den bror for hvem Kristus er død!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Romans 14:15
But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.
Read in contextRomans 15:1–3
We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
Read in context1 Corinthians 8:13
Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend.
Read in context1 Corinthians 10:33–11:1
Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved.
Read in contextRomans 14:20–21
For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.
Read in context