1 Corinthians 10:29
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“the other one’s conscience, I mean, not your own. For why should my freedom be determined by someone else’s conscience?”
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“the other one’s conscience, I mean, not your own. For why should my freedom be determined by someone else’s conscience?”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Conscience, I say, not thine own, but of the other: for why is my liberty judged of another man’s conscience?”
King James Version · Public Domain“conscience, I say, not thine own, but the other’s; for why is my liberty judged by another conscience?”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and conscience, I say, not of thyself, but of the other, for why <FI>is it<Fi> that my liberty is judged by another's conscience?”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Corinthians 10:29 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Romans 14:15If your brother is distressed by what you eat, you are no longer acting in love. Do not by your eating destroy your brother, for whom Christ died.
- 1 Corinthians 8:9Be careful, however, that your freedom does not become a stumbling block to the weak.
- 1 Corinthians 9:19Though I am free of obligation to anyone, I make myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible.
- 1 Corinthians 10:32Do not become a stumbling block, whether to Jews or Greeks or the church of God—
- 2 Corinthians 8:21For we are taking great care to do what is right, not only in the eyes of the Lord, but also in the eyes of men.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:22Abstain from every form of evil.
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