1 Corinthians 8:9
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Be careful, however, that your freedom does not become a stumbling block to the weak.

Young's Literal Translation
but see, lest this privilege of yours may become a stumbling-block to the infirm,

King James Bible
But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to them that are weak.

Greek
Be careful,
Βλέπετε (Blepete)
Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 991: (primarily physical), I look, see, perceive, discern. A primary verb; to look at.

however,
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

[that]
αὕτη (hautē)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it.

your
ὑμῶν (hymōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

freedom
ἐξουσία (exousia)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 1849: From exesti; privilege, i.e. force, capacity, competency, freedom, or mastery, delegated influence.

does not become
γένηται (genētai)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1096: A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.

a stumbling block
πρόσκομμα (proskomma)
Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's 4348: A stumbling-block, an occasion for falling, a moral embarrassment. From proskopto; a stub, i.e. occasion of apostasy.

to the
τοῖς (tois)
Article - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

weak.
ἀσθενέσιν (asthenesin)
Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's 772: (lit: not strong), (a) weak (physically, or morally), (b) infirm, sick. Strengthless.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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