10:29a the other one’s conscience, I mean, not your own.
I am referring to that person’s heart, not your (plur.) heart.
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I do not mean that you should not eat because you think it is wrong, but rather because the other person thinks it is wrong ⌊for you to eat it⌋.
10:29b For why should my freedom be determined by someone else’s conscience?
(New International Version) For why should my freedom be judged by anotherʼs conscience?
For why should another person judge my free act ⌊to be wrong⌋ because they think it is wrong?
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When I am free to eat something, there is no reason/justification for another person to condemn me when I eat it. ⌊I should not let that happen.⌋
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