1 Corinthians 8:12 meaning and explanation

By sinning against your brothers in this way and wounding their weak conscience, you sin against Christ.

1 Corinthians 8:12, Berean Standard Bible

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Paul is writing to the church in Corinth, where some believers felt free to eat meat offered to idols while others, newer in the faith, were still troubled by it. In verse 12 he concludes his argument: wounding a fellow believer's conscience is not a minor matter but a sin against Christ himself.

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