1 Corinthians 8:12

1 Corinthians 8:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.
• New International Version (NIV)When you sin against them in this way and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Thus, sinning against your brothers and wounding their conscience when it is weak, you sin against Christ.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But when you thus sin against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ.

Context of 1 Corinthians 8:12

10For if others see you—with your “superior knowledge”—eating in the temple of an idol, won’t they be encouraged to violate their conscience by eating food that has been offered to an idol? 11So because of your superior knowledge, a weak believer for whom Christ died will be destroyed. And when you sin against other believers by encouraging them to do something they believe is wrong, you are sinning against Christ. 13So if what I eat causes another believer to sin, I will never eat meat again as long as I live—for I don’t want to cause another believer to stumble.

1 Corinthians 8:12 word by word

οὕτως δὲ ἁμαρτάνοντες εἰς τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς καὶ τύπτοντες αὐτῶν τὴν συνείδησιν ἀσθενοῦσαν, εἰς Χριστὸν ἁμαρτάνετε.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• when ye sinἁμαρτάνωhamartanō · to sinG264
• soοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
• againstεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the brethrenὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the brethrenἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• woundτύπτωtuptō · to strikeG5180
• theirαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• weakἀσθενέωastheneō · be weak: weakG770
• conscienceσυνείδησιςsuneidēsis · conscienceG4893
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 8:12

• Genesis 20:9Then Abimelech called for Abraham. “What have you done to us?” he demanded. “What crime have I committed that deserves treatment like this, making me and my kingdom guilty of this great sin? No one should ever do what you have done!
• Genesis 42:22“Didn’t I tell you not to sin against the boy?” Reuben asked. “But you wouldn’t listen. And now we have to answer for his blood!”
• Exodus 32:21Finally, he turned to Aaron and demanded, “What did these people do to you to make you bring such terrible sin upon them?”
• 1 Samuel 2:25If someone sins against another person, God can mediate for the guilty party. But if someone sins against the Lord, who can intercede?” But Eli’s sons wouldn’t listen to their father, for the Lord was already planning to put them to death.
• 1 Samuel 19:4The next morning Jonathan spoke with his father about David, saying many good things about him. “The king must not sin against his servant David,” Jonathan said. “He’s never done anything to harm you. He has always helped you in any way he could.
• 1 Samuel 24:11Look, my father, at what I have in my hand. It is a piece of the hem of your robe! I cut it off, but I didn’t kill you. This proves that I am not trying to harm you and that I have not sinned against you, even though you have been hunting for me to kill me.
• Matthew 18:21Then Peter came to him and asked, “Lord, how often should I forgive someone who sins against me? Seven times?”
• 1 Corinthians 12:12The human body has many parts, but the many parts make up one whole body. So it is with the body of Christ.
• Exodus 16:8Then Moses added, “The Lord will give you meat to eat in the evening and bread to satisfy you in the morning, for he has heard all your complaints against him. What have we done? Yes, your complaints are against the Lord, not against us.”
• Matthew 12:49Then he pointed to his disciples and said, “Look, these are my mother and brothers.
• Matthew 18:10“Beware that you don’t look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven their angels are always in the presence of my heavenly Father.
• Matthew 25:40“And the King will say, ‘I tell you the truth, when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were doing it to me!’
• Acts 9:4He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul! Saul! Why are you persecuting me?”

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 8:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12But when ye sin so against the brethren - Against Christians, who are called by the Gospel to abhor and detest all such abominations. Ye sin against Christ - By sending to perdition, through your bad example, a soul for whom he shed his blood; and so far defeating the gracious intentions of his sacrificial death. This is a farther intimation, that a person for whom Christ died may perish; and this is the drift of the apostle's argument.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12But when ye sin so against the brethren - This is designed further to show the evil of causing others to sin; and hence, the evil which might arise from partaking of the meat offered to idols. The word sin here is to be taken in the sense of “injuring, offending, leading into sin.” You violate the law which requires you to love your brethren, and to seek their welfare, and thus you sin against them. Sin is properly against God; but there may be a course…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. 12Causing immature believers to sin by violating their conscience is like sinning against Christ, who has claimed them for himself (compare Matthew 25:40, 45).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. wound their weak conscience--literally, "smite their conscience, being (as yet) in a weak state." It aggravates the cruelty of the act that it is committed on the weak, just as if one were to strike an invalid. against Christ--on account of the sympathy between Christ and His members (Mt 25:40; Ac 9:4, 5).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 8:12

• Commandments
• Conscience
• Evil
• Example
• Expediency
• Fraternity
• Holiness
• Idolatry
• Prudence
• Self-Denial
• Stumbling
• 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