1 Corinthians 8
1 Now concerning things sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.
But concerning things sacrificed to idols, we know, (for we all have knowledge: knowledge puffs up, but love edifies.
2 But if anyone thinks that he knows anything, he does not yet know as he ought to know.
If any one think he knows anything, he knows nothing yet as he ought to know [it].
3 But if anyone loves God, this one is known by him.
But if any one love God, he is known of 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 God but one.
— concerning then the eating of things sacrificed to idols, we know that an idol [is] nothing in [the] world, and that there [is] no other God save 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 and if indeed there are [those] 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, from whom are all things, and we for him; and one Lord, Yeshua Meshikha, through whom are all things, and we live through him.
yet to us [there is] one God, the Father, of whom all things, and we for him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, by whom [are] all things, and we by him.
7 However, not all have this knowledge. But some, being so accustomed to idols until now, eat as of a thing sacrificed to an idol, and their conscience, being weak, is defiled.
But knowledge [is] not in all: but some, with conscience of the idol, until now eat as of a thing sacrificed to idols; 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 meat does not commend us to God; neither if we should not eat do we come short; nor if we should eat have we an advantage.
9 But be careful that by no means does this liberty of yours become a stumbling block to the weak.
But see lest anywise this your right [to eat] itself be a stumbling-block to the weak.
10 For if someone sees you who have knowledge sitting in an idol's temple, won't his conscience, if he is weak, be emboldened to eat things sacrificed to idols?
For if any one see thee, who hast knowledge, sitting at table in an idol-house, shall not his conscience, he being weak, be emboldened to eat the things sacrificed to the idol?
11 And through your knowledge, he who is weak perishes, the brother for whom the Meshikha died.
and the weak [one], the brother for whose sake Christ died, will perish through thy knowledge.
12 Thus, sinning against the brothers, and wounding their conscience when it is weak, you sin against Meshikha.
Now, thus sinning against the brethren, and wounding their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.
