| 23 | "All things are lawful," but not all things are helpful. "All things are lawful," but not all things build up. |
| 28 | (But if some one says to you, "This has been offered in sacrifice," then out of consideration for the man who informed you, and for conscience' sake -- |
| 29 | I mean his conscience, not yours -- do not eat it.) For why should my liberty be determined by another man's scruples? |
| 30 | If I partake with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of that for which I give thanks? |
| 31 | So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. |
| 32 | Give no offense to Jews or to Greeks or to the church of God, |
| 33 | just as I try to please all men in everything I do, not seeking my own advantage, but that of many, that they may be saved. |