And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died?
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Gill's Exposition
And through thy knowledge,.... These words contain an aggravation of the sin such persons are guilty of, who are the means, by their example, of ensnaring weak minds, and causing them to stumble and…
Barnes' Notes
And through thy knowledge - Because you knew that an idol was nothing, and that there could be really no danger of falling into idolatry from partaking of these entertainments. You will thus be the…
Adam Clarke
Shall the weak brother perish - Being first taught by thy conduct that there was no harm in thus eating, he grieves the Spirit of God; becomes again darkened and hardened; and, sliding back into…
The apostle, having granted, and indeed confirmed, the opinion of some among the Corinthians, that idols were nothing, proceeds now to show them that their inference from this assumption was not just,…
Cambridge Bible
shall the weak brother perish Some read, the weak brother is perishing. Cf. Rom 14:15.
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