1 Corinthians 8:6-13
New American Standard Bible
7However, not all people have this knowledge; but some, being accustomed to the idol until now, eat food as if it were sacrificed to an idol; and their conscience, being weak, is defiled.
8Now food will not bring us close to God; we are neither the worse if we do not eat, nor the better if we do eat.
9But take care that this freedom of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block to the weak.
10For if someone sees you, the one who has knowledge, dining in an idol’s temple, will his conscience, if he is weak, not be strengthened to eat things sacrificed to idols?
11For through your knowledge the one who is weak is ruined, the brother or sister for whose sake Christ died.
12And so, by sinning against the brothers and sisters and wounding their conscience when it is weak, you sin against Christ.
13Therefore, if food causes my brother to sin, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause my brother to sin.
King James Version
7Howbeit 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.
8But meat commendeth us not to God: for neither, if we eat, are we the better; neither, if we eat not, are we the worse.
9But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to them that are weak.
10For 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;
11And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died?
12But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.
13Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend.
Christian Standard Bible
7However, not everyone has this knowledge. Some have been so used to idolatry up until now that when they eat food sacrificed to an idol, their conscience, being weak, is defiled.
8Food will not bring us close to God. We are not worse off if we don’t eat, and we are not better if we do eat.
9But be careful that this right of yours in no way becomes a stumbling block to the weak.
10For if someone sees you, the one who has knowledge, dining in an idol’s temple, won’t his weak conscience be encouraged to eat food offered to idols?
11So the weak person, the brother or sister for whom Christ died, is ruined by your knowledge.
12Now when you sin like this against brothers and sisters and wound their weak conscience, you are sinning against Christ.
13Therefore, if food causes my brother or sister to fall, I will never again eat meat, so that I won’t cause my brother or sister to fall.
New Living Translation
7However, not all believers know this. Some are accustomed to thinking of idols as being real, so when they eat food that has been offered to idols, they think of it as the worship of real gods, and their weak consciences are violated.
8It’s true that we can’t win God’s approval by what we eat. We don’t lose anything if we don’t eat it, and we don’t gain anything if we do.
9But you must be careful so that your freedom does not cause others with a weaker conscience to stumble.
10For if others see you — with your 'superior knowledge' — eating in the temple of an idol, won’t they be encouraged to violate their conscience by eating food that has been offered to an idol?
11So because of your superior knowledge, a weak believer for whom Christ died will be destroyed.
12And when you sin against other believers by encouraging them to do something they believe is wrong, you are sinning against Christ.
13So if what I eat causes another believer to sin, I will never eat meat again as long as I live — for I don’t want to cause another believer to stumble.
English Standard Version
7However, not all possess this knowledge. But some, through former association with idols, eat food as really offered to an idol, and their conscience, being weak, is defiled.
8Food will not commend us to God. We are no worse off if we do not eat, and no better off if we do.
9But take care that this right of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block to the weak.
10For if anyone sees you who have knowledge eating in an idol 's temple, will he not be encouraged, if his conscience is weak, to eat food offered to idols?
11And so by your knowledge this weak person is destroyed, the brother for whom Christ died.
12Thus, sinning against your brothers and wounding their conscience when it is weak, you sin against Christ.
13Therefore, if food makes my brother stumble, I will never eat meat, lest I make my brother stumble.
New International Version
7But not everyone possesses this knowledge. Some people are still so accustomed to idols that when they eat sacrificial food they think of it as having been sacrificed to a god, and since their conscience is weak, it is defiled.
8But food does not bring us near to God; we are no worse if we do not eat, and no better if we do.
9Be careful, however, that the exercise of your rights does not become a stumbling block to the weak.
10For if someone with a weak conscience sees you, with all your knowledge, eating in an idol’s temple, won’t that person be emboldened to eat what is sacrificed to idols?
11So this weak brother or sister, for whom Christ died, is destroyed by your knowledge.
12When you sin against them in this way and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ.
13Therefore, if what I eat causes my brother or sister to fall into sin, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause them to fall.
New King James Version
7However, there is not in everyone that knowledge; for some, with consciousness of the idol, until now eat it as a thing offered to an idol; and their conscience, being weak, is defiled.
8But food does not commend us to God; for neither if we eat are we the better, nor if we do not eat are we the worse.
9But beware lest somehow this liberty of yours become a stumbling block to those who are weak.
10For if anyone sees you who have knowledge eating in an idol’s temple, will not the conscience of him who is weak be emboldened to eat those things offered to idols?
11And because of your knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died?
12But when you thus sin against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ.
13Therefore, if food makes my brother stumble, I will never again eat meat, lest I make my brother stumble.
