1 Corinthians 8:6-13

New American Standard Bible 1995

⁶ yet for us ^(A)there is but one God, ^(B)the Father, ^(C)from whom are all things and we exist for Him; and ^(D)one Lord, Jesus Christ, ^(E)by whom are all things, and we exist through Him.

⁷ However not all men ^(F)have this knowledge; but ^(G)some, being accustomed to the idol until now, eat food as if it were sacrificed to an idol; and their conscience being weak is defiled. ⁸ But ^(H)food will not ^[a]commend us to God; we are neither ^[b]the worse if we do not eat, nor ^[c]the better if we do eat. ⁹ But ^(I)take care that this ^[d]liberty of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block to the ^(J)weak. ¹⁰ For if someone sees you, who have ^(K)knowledge, dining in an idol’s temple, will not his conscience, if he is weak, be strengthened to eat ^(L)things sacrificed to idols? ¹¹ For through ^(M)your knowledge he who is weak ^(N)is ruined, the brother for whose sake Christ died. ^12 (O)And so, by sinning against the brethren and wounding their conscience when it is weak, you sin ^(P)against Christ. ¹³ Therefore, ^(Q)if food causes my brother to stumble, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause my brother to stumble.