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Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend.
[It is] good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor [any thing] whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.
One of themselves, [even] a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians [are] alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.
All that are with me salute thee. Greet them that love us in the faith. Grace [be] with you all. Amen.
Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.
Who is weak, and I am not weak? who is offended, and I burn not?
Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed:
Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in [his] brother's way.
¶ All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.
Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
¶ We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
Let every one of us please [his] neighbour for [his] good to edification.
¶ For though I be free from all [men], yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.
And this I do for the gospel's sake, that I might be partaker thereof with [you].
But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.
¶ Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh!
Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.
¶ Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe [unto him], through whom they come!
It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.
But ye are departed out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble at the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith the LORD of hosts.
Even as I please all [men] in all [things], not seeking mine own profit, but the [profit] of many, that they may be saved.
¶ Be ye followers of me, even as I also [am] of Christ.
If others be partakers of [this] power over you, [are] not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this power; but suffer all things, lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ.
That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ;
But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication.
For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.
And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed.
Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.
But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all [men], as theirs also was.
He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;
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