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1 Corinthians 8:9-13 The Corinthians and their Christian Freedom

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

10 For if anyone with a weak conscience sees you who have this knowledge eating in an idol’s temple, won’t he be emboldened to eat what has been sacrificed to idols?

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

12 When you sin against your brothers in this way and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ.

13 Therefore, if what I eat causes my brother to fall into sin, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause him to fall.

Cross References for 1 Corinthians 8:9-13

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Galatians 2:13 - The other Jews joined him in his hypocrisy, so that by their hypocrisy even Barnabas was led as... Click to read the verse Galatians 2:13 Click to read the verse Galatians 2:13

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Ezekiel 44:12 - But because they served them in the presence of their idols and made the house of Israel fall i... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 44:12 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 44:12

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2 Corinthians 11:21 - To my shame I admit that we were too weak for that! What anyone else dares to boast about—I am ... Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 11:21 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 11:21

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