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As concerningtherefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we knowthat an idol is nothingin the world,andthat there is noneotherGodbutone.
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Howbeit there is notin every man that knowledge:forsome with conscience of the idolunto this houreat it as a thing offered unto an idol;andtheirconsciencebeingweak is defiled.
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Forif any manseetheewhichhastknowledge sit at meatin the idol's temple,shallnot the conscience of him which isweak be emboldened* to eat those things which are offered to idols;
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Who goeth a warfare any time at his owncharges?whoplanteth a vineyard,andeatethnotof the fruitthereof?orwhofeedeth a flock,andeatethnotof the milk of the flock?
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Or saith he it altogetherforoursakes?Foroursakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that plowethshouldplowinhope;and that he that thresheth in hope should be partakerofhishope.
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Ifothers be partakers of this power over you, are notwerather?Nevertheless we havenotusedthispower;butsuffer all things,lest we should*hinder the gospel of Christ.
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Do yenotknowthat they which minister about holy thingslive of the things of the temple? and they which wait at the altar are partakers with the altar?
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ButI have usednone of these things*: neither have I written these things,that it should besodoneuntome:for it were better for me to die*, thanthat any man should makemygloryingvoid.
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And unto the Jews I becameas a Jew,that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law,asunder the law,that I might gain them that are under the law;
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To them that are without law,as without law,* (being not without law to God,but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law.
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There hathnotemptationtakenyoubut such as is common to man:butGod is faithful,whowillnotsufferyou to be temptedabovethat ye are able; butwillwith the temptationalsomake a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
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The cup of blessingwhich we bless, is itnot the communion of the blood of Christ? The breadwhich we break, is itnot the communion of the body of Christ?
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But I say, that the things which the Gentilessacrifice, they sacrifice to devils,andnot to God:and I wouldnot that ye should havefellowship with devils.
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Butif any mansay unto you,Thisis offered in sacrifice unto idols,eatnotfor his sake that shewed it, and for conscience sake:for the earth is the Lord's,and the fulnessthereof: