1 Corinthians 10:29

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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?”

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BSBPD

“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)
KJVPD

“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
ASVPD

“conscience, I say, not thine own, but the other’s; for why is my liberty judged by another conscience?”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“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 Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Corinthians 10:29 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 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.
  2. 1 Corinthians 8:9Be careful, however, that your freedom does not become a stumbling block to the weak.
  3. 1 Corinthians 9:19Though I am free of obligation to anyone, I make myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible.
  4. 1 Corinthians 10:32Do not become a stumbling block, whether to Jews or Greeks or the church of God—
  5. 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.
  6. 1 Thessalonians 5:22Abstain from every form of evil.

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