1 Corinthians 8
1 Now concerning things sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.
Now concerning the things offered in sacrifice to idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but love edifieth;
2 But if anyone thinks that he knows anything, he does not yet know as he ought to know.
if any one think that he knoweth anything, he knoweth nothing yet, as he ought to know;
3 But anyone who loves God is known by him.
but if any one love God, the same is known by Him.
4 Therefore concerning the eating of things sacrificed to idols, we know that no idol is anything in the world, and that there is no other God but one.
Concerning the eating of the things offered in sacrifice to idols, then, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no other God but one.
5 For though there are things that are called “gods”, whether in the heavens or on earth—as there are many “gods” and many “lords”—
For though there are those that are called gods, whether in heaven or on earth; as there are gods many, and lords many;
6 yet to us there is one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we for him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and we live through him.
yet to us there is but one God, the Father, from whom are all things, and we to him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and we through him.
7 However, that knowledge is not in all men. But some, with consciousness of an idol until now, eat as of a thing sacrificed to an idol, and their conscience, being weak, is defiled.
But there is not in all men this knowledge; for some, with a conscience directed toward the idol even now, eat of it as a thing offered in sacrifice to an idol, and their conscience, being weak, is defiled.
8 But food will not commend us to God. For neither, if we do not eat are we the worse, nor if we eat are we the better.
But food will not recommend us to God; if we do not eat, we are not the worse; nor if we do eat, are we the better.
9 But be careful that by no means does this liberty of yours become a stumbling block to the weak.
But take heed, lest this liberty of yours become a stumbling-block to the weak.
10 For if a man sees you who have knowledge sitting in an idol’s temple, will not his conscience, if he is weak, be emboldened to eat things sacrificed to idols?
For if any one see thee, who hast knowledge, at table in an idol's temple, will not the conscience of him that is weak be emboldened to eat the things offered to idols?
11 And through your knowledge, he who is weak perishes, the brother for whose sake Christ died.
For through thy knowledge he that is weak perisheth, —the brother for whom Christ died!
12 Thus, sinning against the brothers, and wounding their conscience when it is weak, you sin against Christ.
But when ye so sin against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.
