Focused Passage

1 Corinthians 8:9-13

Knowledge, Love, and the Weak Brother in a World of Idols

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

9 Be careful, however, that your freedom does not become a stumbling block to the weak.

10 For if someone with a weak conscience sees you who are well informed eating in an idol’s temple, will he not be encouraged to eat food sacrificed to idols?

11 So this weak brother, for whom Christ died, is destroyed by your knowledge.

12 By sinning against your brothers in this way and wounding their weak conscience, you sin against Christ.

13 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.

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References and Original Words

Verse 9

Original words

Be careful Βλέπετε G991 Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural however δὲ G1161 Conjunction [that] αὕτη G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular your ὑμῶν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural - G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular freedom ἐξουσία G1849 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular vvv μή G3361 Adverb vvv πως G4459 Adverb does not become γένηται G1096 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Singular a stumbling block πρόσκομμα G4348 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular to the τοῖς G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Plural weak ἀσθενέσιν G772 Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural
Verse 10

Original words

For γάρ G1063 Conjunction if ἐὰν G1437 Conjunction someone τις G5100 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular [with] αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular a weak ἀσθενοῦς G772 Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular conscience συνείδησις G4893 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular sees ἴδῃ G3708 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular you σὲ G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular who τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular vvv ἔχοντα G2192 Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular are well informed γνῶσιν G1108 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular eating κατακείμενον G2621 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular in ἐν G1722 Preposition an idol’s temple εἰδωλείῳ G1493 Noun - Dative Neuter Singular {will he} not οὐχὶ G3780 IntPrtcl - G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular be ὄντος G1510 Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular encouraged οἰκοδομηθήσεται G3618 Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular to εἰς G1519 Preposition eat ἐσθίειν G2068 Verb - Present Infinitive Active - τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular [food] τὰ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Plural sacrificed to idols εἰδωλόθυτα G1494 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural
Verse 11

Original words

[So] γὰρ G1063 Conjunction [this] G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular weak ἀσθενῶν G770 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular brother ἀδελφὸς G80 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular for δι’ G1223 Preposition whom ὃν G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular Christ Χριστὸς G5547 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular died ἀπέθανεν G599 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular is destroyed ἀπόλλυται G622 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular by ἐν G1722 Preposition - τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular your σῇ G4674 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Feminine 2nd Person Singular knowledge γνώσει G1108 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Verse 12

Original words

- δὲ G1161 Conjunction By sinning ἁμαρτάνοντες G264 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural against εἰς G1519 Preposition [your] τοὺς G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Plural brothers ἀδελφοὺς G80 Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural in this way οὕτως G3779 Adverb and καὶ G2532 Conjunction wounding τύπτοντες G5180 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural their αὐτῶν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural weak ἀσθενοῦσαν G770 Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Feminine Singular - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular conscience συνείδησιν G4893 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular you sin ἁμαρτάνετε G264 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural against εἰς G1519 Preposition Christ Χριστὸν G5547 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Verse 13

Original words

Therefore Διόπερ G1355 Conjunction if εἰ G1487 Conjunction [what I eat] βρῶμα G1033 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular causes σκανδαλίζει G4624 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular my μου G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular brother {to stumble} ἀδελφόν G80 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular vvv οὐ G3756 Adverb vvv μὴ G3361 Adverb I will never eat φάγω G5315 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular meat κρέα G2907 Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural vvv εἰς G1519 Preposition vvv τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular [again] αἰῶνα G165 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular so that ἵνα G2443 Conjunction vvv μὴ G3361 Adverb I will not cause σκανδαλίσω G4624 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular - τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular vvv μου G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular [him] {to stumble} ἀδελφόν G80 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular

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