1 Corinthians 8:11

1 Corinthians 8:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died?
• New International Version (NIV)So this weak brother or sister, for whom Christ died, is destroyed by your knowledge.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And so by your knowledge this weak person is destroyed, the brother for whom Christ died.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And because of your knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died?

Context of 1 Corinthians 8:11

9But be careful that by using your freedom you don’t somehow make a believer who is weak in faith fall into sin. 10For example, suppose someone with a weak conscience sees you, who have this knowledge, eating in the temple of a false god. Won’t you be encouraging that person to eat food offered to a false god? In that case, your knowledge is ruining a believer whose faith is weak, a believer for whom Christ died. 12When you sin against other believers in this way and harm their weak consciences, you are sinning against Christ. 13Therefore, if eating food ⌞offered to false gods⌟ causes other believers to lose their faith, I will never eat that kind of food so that I won’t make other believers lose their faith.

1 Corinthians 8:11 word by word

ἀπόλλυται γὰρ ὁ ἀσθενῶν ἐν τῇ σῇ γνώσει, ὁ ἀδελφὸς δι᾽ ὃν Χριστὸς ἀπέθανεν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• throughἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• thyσόςsos · yourG4674
• knowledgeγνῶσιςgnōsis · knowledgeG1108
• shallἀπολλύωapollumi · to destroyG622
• the weakἀσθενέωastheneō · be weak: weakG770
• brotherἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• forδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• whomὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• diedἀποθνήσκωapothnēskō · to dieG599

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 8:11

• 1 Corinthians 8:13Therefore, if eating food ⌞offered to false gods⌟ causes other believers to lose their faith, I will never eat that kind of food so that I won’t make other believers lose their faith.
• 1 Corinthians 10:33I try to please everyone in every way. I don’t think about what would be good for me but about what would be good for many people so that they might be saved.
• 1 Corinthians 11:1Imitate me as I imitate Christ.
• Romans 14:15So if what you eat hurts another Christian, you are no longer living by love. Don’t destroy anyone by what you eat. Christ died for that person.
• Romans 15:1So those of us who have a strong ⌞faith⌟ must be patient with the weaknesses of those whose ⌞faith⌟ is not so strong. We must not think only of ourselves.

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 8:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Shall the weak brother perish - Being first taught by thy conduct that there was no harm in thus eating, he grieves the Spirit of God; becomes again darkened and hardened; and, sliding back into idolatry, dies in it, and so finally perishes. For whom Christ died? - So we learn that a man may perish for whom Christ died: this admits of no quibble. If a man for whom Christ died, apostatizing from Christianity, (for he is called a brother though weak)…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11And through thy knowledge - Because you knew that an idol was nothing, and that there could be really no danger of falling into idolatry from partaking of these entertainments. You will thus be the means of deceiving and destroying him. The argument of the apostle here is, that if This was to be the result, the duty of those who had this knowledge was plain. Shall the weak brother - The uninformed and ignorant Christian. That it means real Christian there…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-13Verses 7-13 Eating one kind of food, and abstaining from another, have nothing in them to recommend a person to God. But the apostle cautions against putting a stumbling-block in the way of the weak; lest they be made bold to eat what was offered to the idol, not as common food, but as a sacrifice, and thereby be guilty of idolatry. He who has the Spirit of Christ in him, will love those whom Christ loved so as to die for them. Injuries done to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11Believers who insist on eating food offered to idols (because they believe their knowledge allows them to eat it) could harm less mature Christians. These less mature Christians may see eating this meat as worshipping pagan gods. for whom Christ died: Compare Romans 14:15.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. shall ... perish--The oldest manuscripts read "perisheth." A single act seemingly unimportant may produce everlasting consequences. The weak brother loses his faith, and if he do not recover it, his salvation [Bengel] (Ro 14:23). for whom Christ died--and for whose sake we too ought to be willing to die (1Jo 3:16). And yet professing Christians at Corinth virtually tempted their brethren to their damnation, so far were they from sacrificing aught for…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 8:11

• Commandments
• Conscience
• Evil
• Example
• Expediency
• Fraternity
• Idolatry
• Jesus, the Christ
• Prudence
• Self-Denial
• Stumbling
• Suffering
• Temptation

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Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings