1 Corinthians 8

1 Now, concerning the idol-sacrifices, we are aware—because we, all, have knowledge, —knowledge, puffeth up, but, love, buildeth up;

Now about food sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.

2 If anyone thinketh that he knoweth anything, not yet knoweth he, as he must needs come to know,

The one who thinks he knows something does not yet know as he ought to know.

3 But, if anyone loveth God, the same, is known of him—

But the one who loves God is known by God.

4 Concerning, then, the eating of idol-sacrifices, we are aware—that an idol is, nothing, in the world, and that, none, is God save one.

So about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that an idol is nothing at all in the world, and that there is no God but one.

5 For, if indeed there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or upon earth, —as indeed there are gods many and lords many,

For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many so-called gods and lords),

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, through him.

yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist.

7 Howbeit, not in all, is the knowledge; but, some, by their familiarity, until even now, with the idol, as an idol-sacrifice, eat it, and, their conscience, being, weak, is defiled.

But not everyone has this knowledge. Some people are still so accustomed to idols that they eat such food as if it were sacrificed to an idol. And since their conscience is weak, it is defiled.

8 Food, indeed, will not commend us unto God, —neither, if we eat not, do we lack, nor, if we eat, do we abound.

But food does not bring us closer to God: We are no worse if we do not eat, and no better if we do.

9 But be taking heed, lest, by any means, your right, itself, become, an occasion of stumbling, unto the weak;

Be careful, however, that your freedom does not become a stumbling block to the weak.

10 For, if anyone should see [thee] who hast knowledge, in an idol-temple, reclining, will not, his conscience, being, weak, be built up for the eating of the idol-sacrifices?

For if someone with a weak conscience sees you who are well informed eating in an idol’s temple, will he not be encouraged to eat food sacrificed to idols?

11 In fact, he that is weak, is being destroyed, by thy knowledge—the brother for whose sake Christ died.

So this weak brother, for whom Christ died, is destroyed by your knowledge.

12 But, in thus sinning against the brethren am wounding their conscience, seeing it is weak, against Christ, are ye sinning.

By sinning against your brothers in this way and wounding their weak conscience, you sin against Christ.

13 Therefore, if food is an occasion of stumbling unto my brother, in nowise will I eat flesh unto the age that abideth, —that, I may not occasion, my brother, to stumble. (aiōn g165)

Therefore, if what I eat causes my brother to stumble, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause him to stumble. (aiōn g165)