1 Corinthians 8:10
For if some man sees thee, who have knowledge, dining in an idol-temple, will not his conscience, being weak, be strengthened to eat things sacrificed to idols?
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In Context
9But take heed lest somehow this privilege of yours becomes a stumbling-block to those who are weak.
11And by thy knowledge the brother, being weak, will be ruined, for whom Christ died.
Cross References
Judges 9:27And they went out into the field, and gathered their vineyards, and trod [the grapes], and held festival, and went into the house of their god, and ate and drank, and cursed Abimelech.
Romans 14:14I know and am persuaded in Lord Jesus, that nothing is profane by itself, except to him who regards anything to be profane. To that man it is profane.
1 Corinthians 8:1Now about the things sacrificed to idols. We know that all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.
1 Corinthians 8:7Nevertheless the knowledge is not in all men, but some, with conscience of the idol until now, eat as sacrificed to idols, and their weak conscience is defiled.
1 Corinthians 10:28But if any man say to you, This is a sacrifice to an idol, do not eat for the sake of that man who informed, and the conscience, for the earth is the Lord's, and the fullness of it.
Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 8:8-13
On Eating Things Offered to Idols. ( a. d. 57.) 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. 8 But meat commendeth us not to God: for neither, if we eat, are we the better; neither, if we eat not, are we the worse. 9 But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to them that are weak. 10 For if any man see thee which hast knowledge sit at… Read the whole commentary →