From 33b4f34ae14b6517c8c2ff55de275216b888b07e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: hmw3 Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2016 13:11:55 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] 1co 8:9-10 unpacked figures of speech --- 47-1CO/08.usfm | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/47-1CO/08.usfm b/47-1CO/08.usfm index 0db0f105..189ee847 100644 --- a/47-1CO/08.usfm +++ b/47-1CO/08.usfm @@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ c 8 \s5 \v 8 We know that the food we eat does not make us better or worse before God. -\v 9 But what is important is your brother and sister in Christ. You are free to eat that food, but you should not cause a person to fall down in their faith because you have the freedom to eat it. -\v 10 You know that idols were never alive, nor were they gods at all. But if a weak brother sees you eating in an idol's temple, would that not encourage them to turn back to his idolatry? +\v 9 But what is important is your brothers and sisters in Christ. You are free to eat that food, but you should not cause people to fall down in their faith because you have the freedom to eat it. +\v 10 You know that idols were never alive, nor were they gods at all. But if brothers and sisters who do not know the difference between right and wrong see you eating in an idol's temple, they would think you were encouraging them to turn back to their idolatry. \s5 \v 11 As a result, if your weaker brother or sister sees you eat meat offered to idols because you have freedom in your mind to eat that food but they did not have the same freedom—your freedom to eat that food could destroy your brother or sister for whom Christ died.