1 Korinterne 8
1 Men hvad Kødet fra Afgudsofrene angår, da vide vi, fordi vi alle have Kundskab (Kundskaben opblæser, men Kærligheden opbygger.
And concerning sacrifices to idols, we know, that in all of us there is knowledge; and knowledge inflateth, but love edifieth.
2 Dersom nogen tykkes at kende noget, han kender endnu ikke således, som man bør kende.
And if any one thinketh that he knoweth any thing he knoweth nothing yet, as he ought to know it.
3 Men dersom nogen elsker Gud, han er kendt af ham.)
But if any one loveth God, that man is known of him.
4 Hvad altså Spisningen af Offerkødet angår, da vide vi, at der er ingen, Afgud i Verden, og at der ingen Gud er uden een.
As to the eating of the sacrifices of idols, therefore, 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 såkaldte Guder, være sig i Himmelen eller på Jorden, som der jo er mange Guder og mange Herrer,
For although there are what are called gods, whether in heaven, or on earth, (as there are gods many, and lords many, )
6 så 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, on our part, there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord, Jesus the Messiah, by whom are all things, and we also 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 there is not this knowledge in every man; for there are some, who, to the present time, in their conscience, eat it as an offering to idols; and because their conscience is weak, it is defiled.
8 Men Mad skal ikke bestemme vor Stilling over for Gud; hverken have vi Fortrin, om vi spise, eller stå tilbage, om vi ikke spise.
But food doth not bring us near to God; for if we eat, we do not abound; and if we eat not, we are not in want.
9 Men ser, til, at ikke denne eders Frihed skal blive til Anstød for de skrøbelige!
See to it, however, lest this your authority become a stumbling-block to the weak.
10 Thi dersom nogen ser dig, som har Kundskab, sidde til Bords i et Afgudshus, vil så ikke Samvittigheden hos den, som er skrøbelig, blive opbygget til at spise Afgudsofferkødet?
For if one should see thee in whom there is knowledge, reclining in the temple of idols, will not his conscience, seeing he is a weak person, be encouraged to eat what is sacrificed?
11 Den skrøbelige går jo til Grunde ved din Kundskab, Broderen, for hvis Skyld Kristus er død.
And by thy knowledge, he who is feeble, and on account of whom the Messiah died, will perish.
12 Men når I således Synde imod Brødrene og såre deres skrøbelige Samvittighed, Synde I imod Kristus.
And if ye thus sin against your brethren, and wound the consciences of the feeble, ye sin against the Messiah.
