King James Version

1 Corinthians 8:12

But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.

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οὕτωςhoutōssoοὕτω(ς)adverb — “so”G3779thus, so, in this manner.soδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἁμαρτάνοντεςhamartanontesye sinἁμαρτάνω (hamartanō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “ye sin”, an ongoing or repeated actionG264originally: I miss the mark, hence (a) I make a mistake, (b) I sin, commit a sin (against God); sometimes the idea of sinning against a fellow-creature is present.ye sinεἰςeisagainstεἰςpreposition — “against”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.againstτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀδελφοὺςadelphousbrotherἀδελφός (adelphos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “brother”, the object formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.τύπτοντεςtuptontesto strikeτύπτω (tuptō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to strike”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5180I beat, strike, wound, inflict punishment.This verse uses “strike”.αὐτῶνautōnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.συνείδησινsuneidēsinconscienceσυνείδησις (suneidēsis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “conscience”, the object formG4893the conscience, a persisting notion.ἀσθενοῦσανasthenousanbe weakἀσθενέω (astheneō)verb, present active participle, accusative, singular, feminine — “be weak”, an ongoing or repeated actionG770I am weak (physically: then morally), I am sick.εἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.ΧριστὸνchristonChristΧριστός (christos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the object formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.Christἁμαρτάνετεhamartaneteto sinἁμαρτάνω (hamartanō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “to sin”, an ongoing or repeated actionG264originally: I miss the mark, hence (a) I make a mistake, (b) I sin, commit a sin (against God); sometimes the idea of sinning against a fellow-creature is present.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and thus sinning in regard to the brethren, and smiting their weak conscience — in regard to Christ ye sin;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And thus, sinning against the brethren, and wounding their conscience when it is weak, ye sin against Christ.

Young’s Literal Translation

and thus sinning in regard to the brethren, and smiting their weak conscience — in regard to Christ ye sin;

World English Bible

Thus, sinning against the brothers, and wounding their conscience when it is weak, you sin against Christ.

Darby Translation

Now, thus sinning against the brethren, and wounding their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.

Douay-Rheims

Now when you sin thus against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ.

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