1 Corinthians 8:9

Greek	βλέπετε δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ greek δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English. μήπως ἡplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ἐξουσία ὑμῶν αὕτηplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigοὗτος / αὕτη /τοῦτο greek Meaning: * These or this * This one, this person, this thing * They or he or she or it Demonstrative pronoun. οὗτος usually refers to something close to the speaker — “this” as opposed to ἐκεῖνος (John 9:161 John 5:111 Corinthians 15:501 John 4:9John 5:1Matthew 3:17John 7:26Luke 22:19 πρόσκομμα γένηταιplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigγίνομαι greek Meaning * To Become * To Come into being * Generate * To Happen * Brought to pass Verb. Different from εἰμί (which means “to be” - a state of existence); γίνομαι, instead, emphasizes coming to be - a transition or event.John 1:14John 1:3Matthew 6:10 τοῖςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ἀσθενέσιν.
ESV	But take care that this right of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block to the weak.
NIV	Be careful, however, that the exercise of your freedom does not become a stumbling block to the weak.
NLT	But you must be careful so that your freedom does not cause others with a weaker conscience to stumble.
KJV	But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to them that are weak.

^{1 Corinthians 8:8 ← 1 Corinthians 8:9 → 1 Corinthians 8:10}

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