1 CORINTHIANS 10:32 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God:”
Do not cause anyone to stumble, whether Jews, Greeks or the church of God— The three categories—Ioudaío (Jews), Hellēn (Greeks, gentiles), and ekklēsia tou theou (church of God)—encompass the entire mission field. Skandalizō (cause to stumble) must be avoided in all quarters. The concern is universal: Paul's counsel applies to every relational context.
Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 10:32
“Give no occasion of stumbling, either to Jews, or to Greeks, or to the Church of God:” i.e., give no handle to anyone: since in the case supposed, both your brother is offended, and the Jew will the more hate and condemn you, and the Gentile in like manner deride you even as a gluttonous man and a hypocrite. Not only, however, should the brethren receive no hurt from us, but to the utmost of our power not even those that are without. For if we are “light,” and “leaven,” and…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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