1 Korinterne 8
1 Men hvad Kødet fra Afgudsofrene angaar, da vide vi, fordi vi alle have Kundskab — (Kundskaben opblæser, men Kærligheden opbygger.
Now, with respect to meats offered to idols, we know, (for we all have knowledge: knowledge puffs up with pride, but love edifies.
2 Dersom nogen tykkes at kende noget, han kender endnu ikke saaledes, som man bør kende.
If any one thinks that he knows any thing, he knows nothing yet, as he ought to know it:
3 Men dersom nogen elsker Gud, han er kendt af ham.)
but if any one loves God, he is taught by him).
4 Hvad altsaa Spisningen af Offerkødet angaar, da vide vi, at der er ingen Afgud i Verden, og at der ingen Gud er uden een.
With respect, then, to the eating of meats offered to idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no other God but one.
5 Thi om der end er saakaldte Guder, være sig i Himmelen eller paa Jorden, som der jo er mange Guder og mange Herrer,
For though there are those which are called gods, whether in heaven or on earth, (as there are many gods, and many lords, )
6 saa er der for os dog kun een Gud, Faderen, af hvem alle Ting ere, og vi til ham, og een Herre, Jesus Kristus, ved hvem alle Ting ere, og vi ved ham.
yet to us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things, and we for him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.
7 Dog ikke alle have den Kundskab. Men der er nogle, som ifølge deres hidtidige Afgudsvane spise det som Afgudsofferkød, og deres Samvittighed, som er skrøbelig, besmittes.
But all have not this knowledge; for some, under the persuasion that an idol is a reality, even yet eat meat, as if it were offered to an idol, and their conscience being weak, is defiled.
8 Men Mad skal ikke bestemme vor Stilling over for Gud; hverken have vi Fortrin, om vi spise, eller staa tilbage, om vi ikke spise.
But meat commends us not to God; for, neither if we eat are we better, nor, if we eat not, are we worse.
9 Men ser til, at ikke denne eders Frihed skal blive til Anstød for de skrøbelige!
But take heed, lest, by any means, this right of yours become a stumbling-block to those who are weak.
10 Thi dersom nogen ser dig, som har Kundskab, sidde til Bords i et Afgudshus, vil saa ikke Samvittigheden hos den, som er skrøbelig, blive opbygget til at spise Afgudsofferkødet?
For, if any one see you, who have knowledge, reclining at table in an idol’s temple, will not the conscience of him who is weak be emboldened, so that he will eat meats offered to idols?
11 Den skrøbelige gaar jo til Grunde ved din Kundskab, Broderen, for hvis Skyld Kristus er død.
and will not the weak brother, for whom Christ died, perish through your knowledge?
12 Men naar I saaledes synde imod Brødrene og saare deres skrøbelige Samvittighed, synde I imod Kristus.
But if you sin in this way against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ.
