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xi.vii.ix-p36.5

xi.vii.ix-p36.546 words

13. meatOld English for "food" in general.

make … to offendGreek, "is a stumbling-block to."

no flesh—In order to ensure my avoiding flesh offered to idols, I would abstain from all kinds of flesh, in order not to be a stumbling-block to my brother.