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1 Corinthians 8:13

Fellowship and the churchLove for othersSelf-control

11 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.

Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend.
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BSB
Therefore, if what I eat causes my brother to stumble, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause him to stumble.
KJV
Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend.
WEB
Therefore, if food causes my brother to stumble, I will eat no meat forever more, that I don’t cause my brother to stumble.
ASV
Wherefore, if meat causeth my brother to stumble, I will eat no flesh for evermore, that I cause not my brother to stumble.
DARBY
Wherefore if meat be a fall-trap to my brother, I will eat no flesh for ever, that I may not be a fall-trap to my brother.
BLB
Therefore, if food causes my brother to stumble, never shall I eat meat to the age, so that I shall not cause my brother to stumble.
ÅB
Derfor, om mat volder min bror anstøt, da vil jeg aldri i evighet spise kjøtt, for ikke å volde min bror anstøt.
OTB
Derfor, hvis mat fører min bror til å snuble, vil jeg aldri spise kjøtt igjen, for at jeg ikke skal få min bror til å falle.
B1930
Derfor, om mat volder min bror anstøt, da vil jeg aldri i evighet ete kjøtt, for ikke å volde min bror anstøt.

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