Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
if any man--being weak.
which hast knowledge--The very knowledge which thou pridest thyself on (1 Corinthians 8:1), will lead the weak after thy example to do that against his conscience, which thou doest without any scruple of conscience; namely, to eat meats offered to idols.
conscience of him which is weak--rather, "His conscience, seeing he is weak" [ALFORD and others].
emboldened--literally, "built up." You ought to have built up your brother in good: but by your example your building him up is the emboldening him to violate his conscience.
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Ezekiel 18:6
Daniel 1:8
Romans 14:2
1 Corinthians 8:1
1 Corinthians 9:5
1 Corinthians 10:7
1 Corinthians 10:8
1 Corinthians 10:14
1 Corinthians 10:20
1 Corinthians 10:28
2 Corinthians 6:14
Revelation 2:14
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