For if any man see thee which hast knowledge sit at meat in the idol's temple, shall not the conscience of him which is weak be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols;
KJV
Greek original
Louis Segond 1910
Car, si quelqu'un te voit, toi qui as de la connaissance, assis à table dans un temple d'idoles, sa conscience, à lui qui est faible, ne le portera-t-elle pas à manger des viandes sacrifiées aux idoles?
KJV
For if any man see thee which hast knowledge sit at meat in the idol's temple, shall not the conscience of him which is weak be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols;
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
ing an appearance of evil. Thus, for instance, if a man were to "sit at meat in the idol's temple" ( 1 Cor. 8:10 ), though this is not sinful in itself, provided it be done with no evil intention, yet, since it has a certain appearance of evil, and a semblance of worshipping the…
Various
Patrologia Latina Vol. 121 (Migne)
itur ad manducandum, et peribit infirmus in tua scientia, frater, propter quem Christus mortuus est (I Cor. VIII, 10) ? Nonne tibi videtur, ait [Note: [Col. 0440D] Ait, nempe Hieron., Epist. 146.] , sub aliis verbis dicere: Ne legas philosophos [Col. 0440B] et oratores poetas, n…
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