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1 Corinthians 8:11
1 Corinthians 8:11 is verse 11 of 1 Corinthians chapter 8, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
So this weak brother, for whom Christ died, is destroyed by your knowledge.
King James Version
And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died?
World English Bible
And through your knowledge, he who is weak perishes, the brother for whose sake Christ died.
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1 Corinthians 8:9–13 · Berean Standard Bible
9 Be careful, however, that your freedom does not become a stumbling block to the weak.
10 For if someone with a weak conscience sees you who are well informed eating in an idol’s temple, will he not be encouraged to eat food sacrificed to idols?
11 So this weak brother, for whom Christ died, is destroyed by your knowledge.
12 By sinning against your brothers in this way and wounding their weak conscience, you sin against Christ.
13 Therefore, if what I eat causes my brother to stumble, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause him to stumble.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
1 Corinthians 8:13Therefore, if what I eat causes my brother to stumble, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause him to stumble.
1 Corinthians 10:33as I also try to please everyone in all I do. For I am not seeking my own good, but the good of many, that they may be saved.
1 Corinthians 11:1You are to imitate me, just as I imitate Christ.
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.
Romans 14:20Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a man to let his eating be a stumbling block.
Romans 14:21It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything to cause your brother to stumble.
Romans 15:1We who are strong ought to bear with the shortcomings of the weak and not to please ourselves.
Romans 15:2Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.
Romans 15:3For even Christ did not please Himself, but as it is written: “The insults of those who insult You have fallen on Me.”