1 Corinthians

1611 King James Version (KJV)

1 Corinthians 8:9

“But take heed lest by any meanes, this libertie of yours become a stumbling blocke to them that are weake.”

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Other Translations for 1 Corinthians 8:9

But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to them that are weak.
- King James Version

But take care that this liberty of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block to the weak.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to the weak.
- American Standard Version (1901)

But take care that this power of yours does not give cause for trouble to the feeble.
- Basic English Bible

But see lest anywise this your right [to eat] itself be a stumbling-block to the weak.
- Darby Bible

But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours should become a stumbling-block to them that are weak.
- Webster's Bible

But take care lest this liberty of yours should prove a hindrance to the progress of weak believers.
- Weymouth Bible

But be careful that by no means does this liberty of yours become a stumbling block to the weak.
- World English Bible

But se ye, lest perauenture this your leeue be maad hurtyng to sijke men.
- Wycliffe Bible

but see, lest this privilege of yours may become a stumbling-block to the infirm,
- Youngs Literal Bible

Commentary for 1 Corinthians 8:9

People's Bible Notes for 1 Corinthians 8:9


1Co 8:9 Take heed lest . . . this liberty of yours, etc. The meat itself made one neither better nor worse (1Co 8:8), but if those who "had knowledge" (1Co 8:10) ate it, it might prove a stumbling-block, the occasion of the fall of those who were not so well informed and were weaker.

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