1 Corinthians 8:11 Meaning and Explanation
“And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died?”
King James Version (KJV)
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What Does 1 Corinthians 8:11 Mean?
Paul presses the warning to its most sobering point. The very knowledge a believer prizes can become the means by which a weaker brother is destroyed, led to act against conscience and away from God.
Then comes the piercing reminder: this is one for whom Christ died. The weak brother is no trivial figure but a soul the Lord loved enough to give His life. If Christ valued him so highly as to die for him, how can a fellow believer treat him as expendable for the sake of a meal? Here the cross itself measures the worth of the weak and rebukes every careless use of freedom.
1 Corinthians 8:11 in the Original Language
apollumi (ἀπόλλυμι), 'perish' -- to be ruined or lost, the opposite of being saved.
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What does 1 Corinthians 8:11 mean?
Through the strong believer's knowledge, a weak brother for whom Christ died may be brought to ruin.