1 Corinthians 8:9
But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to them that are weak.
KJV
βλέπετε δὲ μήπως ἡ ἐξουσία ὑμῶν αὕτη πρόσκομμα γένηται τοῖς ἀσθενέσιν.
Greek NT
Videte autem ne forte hæc licentia vestra offendiculum fiat infirmis.
Vulgate
But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to the weak.
ASV
But take heed lest perhaps this your liberty become a stumblingblock to the weak.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
10 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
βλέπω
blepo
verb · 132×
γίνομαι
ginomai
verb · 667×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
μήπως
mepos
conjunction · 10×
οὗτος
outos
demonstrative · 1380×
πρόσκομμα
proskomma
noun · 6×
ἀσθενής
asthenes
adjective · 25×
ἐξουσία
exousia
noun · 102×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὑμεῖς
umeis
pronoun · 1828×
Textual variants
1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
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SBLGNT: ἀσθενέσιν | WH/Treg/NIV: ἀσθενέσιν | RP: ἀσθενοῦσιν
- ἀσθενέσιν — SBLGNT
- ἀσθενέσιν — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- ἀσθενοῦσιν — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
71. The Word then is neither creature nor work; for creature, thing made, work, are all one; and were He creature and thing made, He would also be work. Accordingly He has not said, 'He created Me a work,' nor 'He made Me with the works,' lest He should appear to be in nature and essence a creature; nor, 'He created Me to make works,' lest, on the other hand, according to the p…
Cross-references
- 1Cor 8:7 — 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.
- 1Cor 8:10 — 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;
- 1Cor 8:12 — But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.
- 1Cor 9:18 — What is my reward then? Verily that, when I preach the gospel, I may make the gospel of Christ without charge, that I abuse not my power in the gospel.
- 1Cor 9:22 — To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.
- 1Cor 10:23 — All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.
- 1Cor 10:24 — Let no man seek his own, but every man another’s wealth.
- 1Cor 10:29 — Conscience, I say, not thine own, but of the other: for why is my liberty judged of another man’s conscience?
- 1Cor 10:32 — Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God:
- 1Pet 2:16 — As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.
- 2Pet 2:19 — While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.
- Gal 2:13 — And the other Jews dissembled likewise with him; insomuch that Barnabas also was carried away with their dissimulation.
- Gal 5:13 — For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.
- Gal 5:13 — For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.
- Isa 57:14 — And shall say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the stumblingblock out of the way of my people.
- Luke 17:1 — Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come!
- Matt 17:27 — Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: tha
- 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.
- Phil 2:4 — Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.
- Rev 22:14 — Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.
- Rom 14:1 — Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.
- Rom 14:13 — Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother’s way.
- Rom 14:13 — Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother’s way.
- Rom 14:20 — For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.