1 Corinthians 8:12

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

'And thus' -'in this manner.. connecting the sin against the brother with the conduct previously described.' (Willis p. 273)

'sinning against the brethren' -'in such case, not only the weak brother sins by yielding, but the strong who tempted him.' (Gr. Ex. N.T. p. 844) 'Such lack of consideration and charity towards fellow-Christians amounts to sin..' (F.F. Bruce p. 82)

'wounding' -'to smite with fist, staff, whip. The conscience is sensitive to. blow like that,. slap in the face.' (Robertson p. 141)

'The action of the strong was considered such an assault..it refers to the actual damage done to the weak conscience.' (Willis p. 273)

'when it is weak' -You knowingly pushed. brother to violate his conscience. Now, how can you justify that? Striking. man when he is already down.

'ye sin against Christ' -again emphasizing the biblical principle that sins committed against Christians, are taken personally by God. (Matthew 25:40; Matthew 25:45; Acts 9:4; Mark 9:37; Mark 9:41; Luke 10:16; John 13:20)