1 Corinthians 8
1 Now [I will answer what you asked] about [us believers] eating meat that has been sacrificed to idols. [We know what some of you say, that God has enabled] all of us [to] know [the truth about things such as idols. But often we become] proud because we say that we know [all those things]. But instead of being proud about what we know, we should show that we love [our fellow believers by helping them to] become spiritually mature.
Omtrent de dingen die aan de afgoden geofferd zijn weten wij dat wij allen kennis hebben. De kennis maakt opgeblazen, doch de liefde bouwt op.
2 Those who think that they thoroughly know something do not yet know it as they should.
Als iemand denkt iets te weten dan weet hij nog niet zooals hij moet weten.
3 But as for those who love God, they know that they belong to him.
Maar als iemand God bemint, die is van Hem gekend.
4 So [I will tell you] about eating meat that people have sacrificed to idols. We know that it is true, [as you say], that idols are not really alive. We also know that there is only one real God.
Omtrent het eten dan van de dingen die aan de afgoden zijn geofferd, weten wij dat een afgod niets is in de wereld en dat niemand God is dan Eén.
5 It is true that there are gods whom people think live in the heavens or whom they think live on earth. Truly, there are many beings that [people] call gods, and whom [they] call lords.
Want alhoewel er zijn die goden genoemd worden, hetzij in hemel, hetzij op aarde, gelijk er vele goden en vele heeren zijn,
6 But for us [believers] there is only one real God. He is [our heavenly] Father who created everything. He is the one whom we [worship and serve]. Also, for us believers Jesus Christ is the one and only Lord. He is the one whom [God caused] to create everything. It is because of what he [has done for us on the cross] that we have [spiritual] life.
toch is er voor ons maar één God, de Vader, uit wien alles is en wij tot Hem, en maar één Heere, Jezus Christus, door wien alles is en wij door Hem.
7 Nevertheless, some people do not understand [that idols are not really alive]. In the past, some among you who are believers now were accustomed to believing that idols [were really alive]. As a result, when they eat such meat [now], they still think that it was sacrificed to an idol [that is alive]. They are not sure [that God allows believers to eat meat that has been offered to idols]. So, [when they eat such meat], they think that they have sinned.
Doch niet in allen is die kennis. Maar sommigen, die tot nog toe iets van den afgod denken, eten als van dingen die aan de afgoden geofferd zijn, en hun konsciëntie die zwak is, wordt daardoor bevlekt.
8 But God will not think more highly about us [if we eat certain] foods, or if we do not eat [certain foods]. That is, we are not more acceptable to God if we do not eat certain foods, nor are we more acceptable to him if we eat those foods.
Doch spijze zal ons niet nader tot God brengen, en als wij eten dan zijn wij er niet beter om, en als wij niet eten dan zijn wij er niet minder om.
9 However, be sure that you do not do anything that God allows you to do, if by doing that you would encourage any of [your fellow believers to do something that] they are not sure [God allows them to do]. As a result, you would be causing them to sin.
Maar ziet toe dat deze uw vrijheid geen aanstoot wordt voor de zwakken.
10 For example, you know [that idols are not really alive]. Suppose that in a temple [where they worship] idols you eat [food that has been sacrificed to idols]. Suppose that someone who is not sure whether God allows us to eat that food sees you eating it. [You] would be encouraging him to eat it, too. [RHQ]
Want als iemand u, die kennis hebt, zou zien aanliggen in een afgodstempel, zou dan niet de konsciëntie van hem die zwak is, worden verkracht, om te eten van de dingen die aan de afgoden zijn geofferd?
11 As a result, you who know that [idols are not really alive], might cause that fellow believer, one for whom Christ died, (to be ruined [spiritually]/to stop believing [in Christ]).
Want door uw kennis zal de zwakke verderven, de broeder, om wiens wil Christus gestorven is.
12 By sinning against your fellow believer by causing him to do something that he thinks God does not allow us to do, [it is as though] you are sinning against Christ himself!
En alzoo zondigende tegen de broeders en hun zwakke konsciëntie kwetsende zondigt gij tegen Christus.
13 So if [I, Paul, think that by] eating a certain food I might cause a fellow believer to be ruined spiritually, I will never eat such food again. I do not want to cause any fellow believer (to be ruined spiritually/to stop believing in Christ). [And you should] ([do as I do/imitate my example]). (aiōn g165)
Daarom, als spijze mijn broeder ergert, zal ik volstrekt nooit vleesch eten, opdat ik mijn broeder niet zou ergeren. (aiōn g165)
