Passage
1 Corinthians 8.9
9. But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to the weak. (ASV)Book: 1 Corinthians · NASB95
Immediate context (±2 verses)
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ASV
7. Howbeit there is not in all men that knowledge: but some, being used until now to the idol, eat as of a thing sacrificed to an idol; and their conscience being weak is defiled. 8. But food will not commend us to God: neither, if we eat not, are we the worse; nor, if we eat, are we the better.
9. But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to the weak.
- For if a man see thee who hast knowledge sitting at meat in an idol's temple, will not his conscience, if he is weak, be emboldened to eat things sacrificed to idols? 11. For through thy knowledge he that is weak perisheth, the brother for whose sake Christ died. (1 Corinthians 8:7-11, ASV)
WEB
7. However, that knowledge isn’t in all men. But some, with consciousness of the idol until now, eat as of a thing sacrificed to an idol, and their conscience, being weak, is defiled. 8. But food will not commend us to God. For neither, if we don’t eat, are we the worse; nor, if we eat, are we the better.
9. But be careful that by no means does this liberty of yours become a stumbling block to the weak.
- For if a man sees you who have knowledge sitting in an idol’s temple, won’t his conscience, if he is weak, be emboldened to eat things sacrificed to idols? 11. And through your knowledge, he who is weak perishes, the brother for whose sake Christ died. (1 Corinthians 8:7-11, WEB)
KJV
7. Howbeit there is not in every man that knowledge: for some with conscience of the idol unto this hour eat it as a thing offered unto an idol; and their conscience being weak is defiled. 8. But meat commendeth us not to God: for neither, if we eat, are we the better; neither, if we eat not, are we the worse. are we the better: or, have we the more are we the worse: or, have we the less
9. But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to them that are weak. liberty: or, power
- 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; emboldened: Gr. edified 11. And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died? (1 Corinthians 8:7-11, KJV)
YLT
7. but not in all men [is] the knowledge, and certain with conscience of the idol, till now, as a thing sacrificed to an idol do eat [it], and their conscience, being weak, is defiled. 8. But victuals do not commend us to God, for neither if we may eat are we in advance; nor if we may not eat, are we behind;
9. but see, lest this privilege of yours may become a stumbling-block to the infirm,
- for if any one may see thee that hast knowledge in an idol's temple reclining at meat, shall not his conscience, he being infirm, be emboldened to eat the things sacrificed to idols, 11. and the brother who is infirm shall perish by thy knowledge, because of whom Christ died? (1 Corinthians 8:7-11, YLT)
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The four:
- ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.
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