1 Corinthiens 8:9

9 Mais prenez garde que cette liberté que vous avez, ne soit en scandale aux faibles.

1 Corinthiens 8:9 Meaning and Commentary

1 Corinthians 8:9

But take heed lest by any means
This is either a reply to the instance of such as argued in favour of eating things offered to idols; or a limitation and explanation of the apostle's own concession, that it made a man, with respect to the favour of God, neither better nor worse: yet care should be taken, lest

this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to them that are
weak;
he owns they had a liberty, or a right, or power, as the word may be rendered, of eating, or not eating, as they pleased; but then they ought to be cautious, lest they should be the means of offending, or causing to offend, such who were weak in the faith, and had not that knowledge of Christian liberty they had: not the use of their power and liberty is here denied, but the abuse of it is guarded against; for though the action itself was indifferent, yet as it might be used, it might be sinful, being attended with very bad consequences, such as hereafter mentioned.

1 Corinthiens 8:9 In-Context

7 Mais tous n'ont pas cette connaissance; car quelques-uns, dans l'opinion qu'ils ont encore à présent de l'idole, mangent une chose comme sacrifiée à l'idole; et leur conscience étant faible, en est souillée.

8 Or, un aliment ne nous rend pas agréables à Dieu; car si nous mangeons, nous n'avons rien de plus; et si nous ne mangeons pas, nous n'avons rien de moins.

9 Mais prenez garde que cette liberté que vous avez, ne soit en scandale aux faibles.

10 Car, si quelqu'un te voit, toi qui as la science, assis à table dans le temple des idoles, la conscience de celui qui est faible, ne sera-t-elle pas déterminée à manger de ce qui est sacrifié aux idoles?

11 Et le frère faible, pour lequel Christ est mort, périra par ta science.