1 Corinthians 8:12

But when ye sin so against the brethren,.... Through sitting at meat in an idol's temple, and thereby violating the new commandment of love; by which saints are obliged to love one another as…

But when ye sin so against the brethren - This is designed further to show the evil of causing others to sin; and hence, the evil which might arise from partaking of the meat offered to idols. The…

But when ye sin so against the brethren - Against Christians, who are called by the Gospel to abhor and detest all such abominations.

Ye sin against Christ - By sending to perdition, through your bad…

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,…

ye sin against Christ Cf. St Mat 25:40; Mat 25:45. For the reason of this compare St John 17 throughout, as also such passages as Rom 12:5; Eph 1:23; Eph 3:17; Eph 4:15-16; Col 2:19; and ch. 1Co…