1 Corinthians 8:12

“And so, sinning against the brothers and wounding their conscience when it is weak, you sin against the Messiah.”

1 Corinthians 8:12 · direct translation from the Greek
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1 Corinthians 8:12, word by word

sinningἁμαρτάνοντεςhamartanontes

sin

Sin: fail God, do what he forbids.

Where else “hamartanontes” appears
the brothersἀδελφοὺςadelphous

brother in faith

A believer, of the same family of God through the Messiah.

Where else “adelphous” appears
woundingτύπτοντεςtyptontes

strike

Strike, beat.

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conscienceσυνείδησινsyneidēsin

conscience

Conscience: the inner sense that judges whether what one does is right or wrong.

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when it is weakἀσθενοῦσανasthenousan

be weak

To have no strength, falter in faith.

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the MessiahΧριστὸνChriston

Messiah

Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.

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The context

11For the one who is weak is destroyed by your knowledge, the brother for whom the Messiah died.

12 · This verse (above)

13Therefore, if food causes my brother to stumble, I will never eat meat again, so that I may not cause my brother to stumble.

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