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1 Corinthians 8:12

But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.

KJV

οὕτως δὲ ἁμαρτάνοντες εἰς τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς καὶ τύπτοντες αὐτῶν τὴν συνείδησιν ἀσθενοῦσαν εἰς Χριστὸν ἁμαρτάνετε.

Greek NT

Sic autem peccantes in fratres, et percutientes conscientiam eorum infirmam, in Christum peccatis.

Vulgate

And thus, sinning against the brethren, and wounding their conscience when it is weak, ye sin against Christ.

ASV

Now when you sin thus against the brethren and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

12 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

Χριστός
christos
noun · 530×
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
εἰς
eis
preposition · 1769×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
οὕτω
outo
adverb · 208×
συνείδησις
suneidesis
noun · 31×
τύπτω
tupto
verb · 13×
ἀδελφός
adelphos
noun · 343×
ἀσθενέω
astheneo
verb · 34×
ἁμαρτάνω
amartano
verb · 44×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×

Historic Christian voices

6 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§1789Some rules apply in every case: - One may never do evil so that good may result from it; - the Golden Rule: "Whatever you wish that men would do to you, do so to them."56 - charity always proceeds by way of respect for one's neighbor and his conscience: "Thus sinning against your brethren and wounding their conscience . . . you sin against Christ."57 Therefore "it is right not …
§2285Scandal takes on a particular gravity by reason of the authority of those who cause it or the weakness of those who are scandalized. It prompted our Lord to utter this curse: "Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastened round his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea."85 Scandal is grav…
Abba Antony said, "Our life and our death is with our neighbor. If we gain our brother, we have gained God, but if we scandalize our brother, we have sinned against Christ."

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 8:9 — But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to them that are weak.
  • 1Cor 12:12 — For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.
  • Heb 10:24 — And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:
  • Luke 15:21 — And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son.
  • Matt 18:6 — But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.
  • Matt 18:15 — Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
  • Matt 25:45 — Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.