12 Now if you[a] sin in this way against the brothers and wound their conscience, which is weak, you sin against Christ. 13 Therefore, if food causes my brother to sin, I will never eat meat forever[b], in order that I may not cause my brother to sin.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 8:12 Here “if” is supplied as a component of the participle (“sin”) which is understood as conditional
  2. 1 Corinthians 8:13 Literally “for the age”

12 When you sin against them(A) in this way and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ.(B) 13 Therefore, if what I eat causes my brother or sister to fall into sin, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause them to fall.(C)

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