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1 Corinthians 10 24
No one should look out for their own interests. Instead, they should look out for the interests of others.
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Romans 15:1
We who have strong faith should help the weak with their problems. We should not please only ourselves.
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James 2:8
The royal law is found in Scripture. It says,“ Love your neighbor as you love yourself.”( Leviticus 19:18) If you really keep this law, you are doing what is right.
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1 Corinthians 10 32-1 Corinthians 10 33
Don’t do anything that causes another person to trip and fall. It doesn’t matter if that person is a Jew or a Greek or a member of God’s church.Follow my example. I try to please everyone in every way. I’m not looking out for what is good for me. I’m looking out for the interests of others. I do it so that they might be saved.
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1 Corinthians 12 22-1 Corinthians 12 26
In fact, it is just the opposite. The parts of the body that seem to be weaker are the ones we can’t do without.The parts that we think are less important we treat with special honor. The private parts aren’t shown. But they are treated with special care.The parts that can be shown don’t need special care. But God has put together all the parts of the body. And he has given more honor to the parts that didn’t have any.In that way, the parts of the body will not take sides. All of them will take care of one another.If one part suffers, every part suffers with it. If one part is honored, every part shares in its joy.
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1 Corinthians 13 4-1 Corinthians 13 5
Love is patient. Love is kind. It does not want what belongs to others. It does not brag. It is not proud.It does not dishonor other people. It does not look out for its own interests. It does not easily become angry. It does not keep track of other people’s wrongs.
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Romans 12:15
Be joyful with those who are joyful. Be sad with those who are sad.
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Romans 14:19-22
So let us do all we can to live in peace. And let us work hard to build up one another.Don’t destroy the work of God because of food. All food is“ clean.” But it’s wrong to eat anything that might cause problems for someone else’s faith.Don’t eat meat if it causes your brother or sister to sin. Don’t drink wine or do anything else that will make them sin.Whatever you believe about these things, keep between yourself and God. Blessed is the person who doesn’t feel guilty for what they do.
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2 Corinthians 11 29
If anyone is weak, I feel weak. If anyone is led into sin, I burn on the inside.
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1 Corinthians 8 9-1 Corinthians 8 13
But be careful how you use your rights. Be sure you don’t cause someone weaker than you to fall into sin.Suppose you, with all your knowledge, are eating in a temple of one of those gods. And suppose someone who has a weak sense of what is right and wrong sees you. Won’t that person become bold and eat what is sacrificed to statues of gods?If so, then your knowledge destroys that weak brother or sister for whom Christ died.Suppose you sin against them in this way. Then you harm their weak sense of what is right and wrong. By doing this, you sin against Christ.So suppose what I eat causes my brother or sister to fall into sin. Then what should I do? I will never eat meat again. In that way, I will not cause them to fall.
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Matthew 18:6
“ What if someone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin? If they do, it would be better for them to have a large millstone hung around their neck and be drowned at the bottom of the sea.
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2 Corinthians 6 3
We don’t put anything in anyone’s way. So no one can find fault with our work for God.
