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 suppose someone sees you—who have this knowledge—dining in an idol’s temple. If his conscience is weak, won’t he be emboldened to eat idol sacrifices? 11For the one who is weak is destroyed by your knowledge—the brother for whom Messiah died. In this way, when you sin against the brothers and sisters and wound their conscience when it is weak, you sin against Messiah. 13For this reason, if food causes my brother to stumble, I will never eat meat again, so that I do not cause my brother 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 to Abraham and said to him, “What have you done to us, and how have I sinned against you, that you brought great sin upon me and my kingdom? You’ve done to me things that should not be done!”
• Genesis 42:22Reuben answered them and said, “Didn’t I tell you, ‘Don’t sin against the boy’? But you didn’t listen. Now, see how his blood is now being accounted for.”
• Exodus 32:21Then Moses said to Aaron, “What did this people do to you, to make you bring such a great sin upon them?”
• 1 Samuel 2:25If a man sins against another, God may pardon him; but if a man sins against Adonai, who will intercede for him?” But they did not listen to the voice of their father, because Adonai desired to put them to death.
• 1 Samuel 19:4So Jonathan spoke well of David to his father Saul and said to him, “May the king not sin against his servant David, since he has not sinned against you, and since his deeds have been very beneficial for you;
• 1 Samuel 24:11Moreover, my father, see! Yes, look at the corner of your robe in my hand! For in cutting off the corner of your robe, yet not killing you, you should know and realize that there is no evil or rebellion in my hand. I haven’t sinned against you, even though you are lying in wait for my life, to take it.
• Matthew 18:21Then Peter came to Him and said, “Master, how often shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?”
• 1 Corinthians 12:12For just as the body is one and has many parts, and all the parts of the body—though many—are one body, so also is Messiah.
• Exodus 16:8Then Moses said, “Adonai will give you meat to eat in the evening and enough bread to fill you in the morning, since Adonai hears your complaints that you mutter against Him, what are we? Your complaining is not against us, but against Adonai!”
• Matthew 12:49Stretching out His hand toward His disciples, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers.
• Matthew 18:10“See that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I tell you that their angels in heaven continually see the face of My Father in heaven.
• Matthew 25:40“And answering, the King will say to them, ‘Amen, I tell you, whatever you did to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’
• Acts 9:4Falling to the ground, he 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

In the dictionaries

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• Charity
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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