1 Corinthians 8:12
And if ye thus sin against your brethren, and wound the consciences of the feeble, ye sin against the Messiah.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.
In Context
11And by thy knowledge, he who is feeble, and on account of whom the Messiah died, will perish.
Cross References
Matthew 12:49And he stretched forth his hand towards his disciples, and said: Behold my mother, and behold my brothers!
Matthew 18:10See that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say to you, That their angels in heaven, at all times, are beholding the face of my Father who is in heaven.
Matthew 25:40And the king will answer, and say to them: Verily I Say to you, That inasmuch as ye did so to one of these my little brothers, ye did so to me.
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 →