1 Corinthians 10:29
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I do not mean thine own conscience, but the other’s. For why is my liberty judged by another man’s conscience?
conscience, I say, not thine own, but the other’s; for why is my liberty judged by another conscience?
and by conscience I mean for the sake of the other man’s, not yours. For why is my freedom [of choice] judged by another’s conscience [another’s ethics—another’s sense of right and wrong]?
I mean for the sake of his conscience, not yours, [do not eat it]. For why should another man’s scruples apply to me and my liberty of action be determined by his conscience?
Conscience, I say, not thine own, but of the other: for why is my liberty judged of another man’s conscience?
I do not mean your own conscience, but the other person’s. For why is my freedom judged by another person’s conscience?
Now when I say “conscience” I don’t mean yours but the other person’s. Why should my freedom be judged by someone else’s conscience?
however, I don’t mean your conscience but that of the other person. You say, “Why should my freedom be determined by someone else’s conscience?
But if you are told it has been sacrificed to idols, don't cause a problem by eating it. I don't mean a problem for yourself, but for the one who told you. Why should my freedom be limited by someone else's conscience?
but conscience, I mean, not thine own, but that of the other: for why is my liberty judged by another conscience?
Now the conscience I mean is not the one of oneself, but the one of the other. For why is my freedom being judged by another’s conscience?
Conscience, I say, not thy own, but the other's. For why is my liberty judged by another man's conscience?
I don’t mean that you think it is wrong. But the other person might think it is wrong. That’s the only reason not to eat it. My own freedom should not be judged by what another person thinks.
It may not cause your own thoughts to have trouble. But the other person may not be sure if it is right to eat that kind of food. Perhaps you will say, ‘Why should another person's thoughts decide what is right for me? I am free to do what I want.
I mean the other person’s conscience, not your own. For why is my freedom judged by someone else’s conscience?
I do not mean your conscience, but his. For why should my liberty be determined by someone else's conscience?
I do not mean your conscience, but his. For why should my liberty be determined by someone else's conscience?
I don’t mean ·you think it is wrong [your conscience], but the ·other person might [the concience of the other person]. ·But why, you ask, [or For why] should my freedom be judged by someone else’s conscience?
And the conscience, I say, not thine, but of that other: for why should my liberty be condemned of another man’s conscience?
I’m not talking about your conscience but the other person’s conscience. Why should my freedom be judged by someone else’s conscience?
that is, not your own conscience, but the other person's conscience. “Well, then,” someone asks, “why should my freedom to act be limited by another person's conscience?
I do not mean your own conscience, but the other person’s. For why is my freedom judged by another person’s conscience?
I don’t mean that you think it is wrong. But the other person might think it is wrong. My own freedom should not be judged by what someone else thinks.
I mean, of course, his conscience, not yours. For why should my freedom be determined by someone else’s conscience?
Now why should my freedom to eat be at the mercy of someone else’s conscience? Or why should any evil be said of me when I have eaten meat with thankfulness, and have thanked God for it? Because, whatever you do, eating or drinking or anything else, everything should be done to bring glory to God.
conscience, I say, not thine own, but of the other, for why should my liberty be judged by another man’s conscience?
Conscience, I say, not thine own, but of the other: for why is my liberty judged of another man's conscience?
conscience, I say, not thine own, but of the other: for why is my liberty judged of another man’s conscience?
I do not mean your own conscience, but the other person’s. For why is my freedom judged by another’s conscience?
Now I am not speaking about your own conscience, but the conscience of the other person. For why is my freedom judged by another’s conscience?
In this case his feeling about it is the important thing, not yours. But why, you may ask, must I be guided and limited by what someone else thinks?
But, except for these special cases, I’m not going to walk around on eggshells worrying about what small-minded people might say; I’m going to stride free and easy, knowing what our large-minded Master has already said. If I eat what is served to me, grateful to God for what is on the table, how can I worry about what someone will say? I thanked God for it and he blessed it!
Conscience, I say, not your own, but that of the other. For why is my liberty judged by another man’s conscience?
I mean the conscience · of the other person, not · your own. Why then should · my liberty be determined by the conscience of another?
I’m not talking about your conscience but the other person’s conscience. Why should my freedom be judged by someone else’s conscience?
I mean not your own conscience, but the other’s. For why should my freedom be determined by someone else’s conscience?
Now by “conscience” I do not mean your own, but the other person’s; for why is my freedom judged by another’s conscience?
I mean not your own conscience, but the other man’s; for why is my freedom judged by another’s conscience?
I mean the other person’s conscience, not your own. For why should my freedom be governed by someone else’s conscience?
I don’t mean you think it is wrong, but the other person might. But why, you ask, should my freedom be judged by someone else’s conscience?
I do not mean yours but the other person’s. For why is my freedom being judged by another’s conscience?
I’m talking about the other person’s sense of what is right and wrong, not yours. Why is my freedom being judged by what someone else thinks?
I am referring to the other person’s conscience, not yours. For why is my freedom being judged by another’s conscience?
I am referring to the other person’s conscience, not yours. For why is my freedom being judged by another’s conscience?
“Conscience,” I say, not your own, but that of the other. For why is my liberty judged by another man’s conscience?
How the other person feels is important. We are not free to do things that will hurt another person.
It might not be a matter of conscience for you, but it is for the other person.) For why should my freedom be limited by what someone else thinks?
Conscience, I say: not yours, but the conscience of that other. For why should my liberty be judged by another man’s conscience?
I mean the other’s conscience, not your own. For why should my liberty be subject to the judgement of someone else’s conscience?
I mean the other’s conscience, not your own. For why should my liberty be subject to the judgement of someone else’s conscience?
I mean the other’s conscience, not your own. For why should my liberty be subject to the judgment of someone else’s conscience?
I mean the other’s conscience, not your own. For why should my freedom be subject to the judgment of someone else’s conscience?
by which I don’t mean your own conscience, but your neighbor’s. For why should my freedom be condemned by someone else’s conscience?
But I speak not about your matzpun but about the matzpun of the other man, for why is my cherut (freedom) brought into mishpat (judgment) by another’s matzpun (conscience)?
and the conscience, I say, not of your own, but of the other. For why should my freedom be judged by another man’s conscience?
I mean his conscience, not yours—do not eat it.) For why should my liberty be determined by another man’s scruples?
I mean his conscience, not yours—do not eat it.) For why should my liberty be determined by another man’s scruples?
not your own conscience, I mean, but the other person’s. For why is my freedom judged by another’s conscience?
But if someone says, “This is meat from the temple altar, a sacrifice to god so-and-so,” then do not eat it. Not so much because of your own conscience [because the earth and everything on it belongs to the Lord], but out of consideration for the conscience of the other fellow who told you about it. So you ask, “Why should I give up my freedom to accommodate the scruples of another?”
Conscience, I say, not your own, but the other’s conscience. For why is my liberty judged by another conscience?
Since I am free, is it wrong for me to eat just because someone else thinks it is?
and I say not, thy conscience, but of another [man's]. But whereto is my freedom deemed of another man's conscience [Soothly whereto is my liberty, or freedom, deemed of another man's conscience]?
and conscience, I say, not of thyself, but of the other, for why [is it] that my liberty is judged by another's conscience?
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