Principles of Conscience

14 Now (A)accept the one who is (B)weak [a]in faith, but not [b]to have quarrels over opinions.

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 14:1 Or in the faith
  2. Romans 14:1 Lit for quarrels

Self-denial in behalf of Others

15 Now we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of (A)those without strength, and not just please ourselves.

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But (A)take care that this [a]freedom of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block to the (B)weak. 10 For if someone sees you, the one who has (C)knowledge, dining in an idol’s temple, will his conscience, if he is weak, not be strengthened to eat (D)things sacrificed to idols? 11 For through (E)your knowledge the one who is weak (F)is ruined, the brother or sister for whose sake Christ died. 12 (G)And so, by sinning against the brothers and sisters and wounding their conscience when it is weak, you sin (H)against Christ. 13 Therefore, (I)if food causes my brother to sin, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause my brother to sin.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 8:9 Lit right

22 To the (A)weak I became weak, that I might gain the weak; I have become (B)all things to all people, (C)so that I may by all means save some.

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