1 Corinthians 8
1 Now as concerning things offered to idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth.
dEvaprasAdE sarvvESAm asmAkaM jnjAnamAstE tadvayaM vidmaH| tathApi jnjAnaM garvvaM janayati kintu prEmatO niSThA jAyatE|
2 And if any man thinketh that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know.
ataH kazcana yadi manyatE mama jnjAnamAsta iti tarhi tEna yAdRzaM jnjAnaM cESTitavyaM tAdRzaM kimapi jnjAnamadyApi na labdhaM|
3 But if any man loveth God, the same is known by him.
kintu ya IzvarE prIyatE sa IzvarENApi jnjAyatE|
4 Therefore as concerning the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice to idols, we know that an idol [is] nothing in the world, and that [there is] no other God but one.
dEvatAbaliprasAdabhakSaNE vayamidaM vidmO yat jaganmadhyE kO'pi dEvO na vidyatE, EkazcEzvarO dvitIyO nAstIti|
5 For though there are that are called gods, whether in heaven or upon earth, (as there are gods many, and lords many)
svargE pRthivyAM vA yadyapi kESucid Izvara iti nAmArOpyatE tAdRzAzca bahava IzvarA bahavazca prabhavO vidyantE
6 Yet to us [there is but] one God, the Father, from whom [are] all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom [are] all things, and we by him.
tathApyasmAkamadvitIya IzvaraH sa pitA yasmAt sarvvESAM yadarthanjcAsmAkaM sRSTi rjAtA, asmAkanjcAdvitIyaH prabhuH sa yIzuH khrISTO yEna sarvvavastUnAM yEnAsmAkamapi sRSTiH kRtA|
7 But [there is] not in every man that knowledge: for some with conscience of the idol to this hour eat [it] as a thing offered to an idol; and their conscience, being weak, is defiled.
adhikantu jnjAnaM sarvvESAM nAsti yataH kEcidadyApi dEvatAM sammanya dEvaprasAdamiva tad bhakSyaM bhunjjatE tEna durbbalatayA tESAM svAntAni malImasAni bhavanti|
8 But food commendeth us not to God: for neither if we eat, are we the better; neither if we eat not, are we the worse.
kintu bhakSyadravyAd vayam IzvarENa grAhyA bhavAmastannahi yatO bhugktvA vayamutkRSTA na bhavAmastadvadabhugktvApyapakRSTA na bhavAmaH|
9 But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours should become a stumbling-block to them that are weak.
atO yuSmAkaM yA kSamatA sA durbbalAnAm unmAthasvarUpA yanna bhavEt tadarthaM sAvadhAnA bhavata|
10 For if any man shall see thee, who hast knowledge, sit eating in the idol's temple, will not the conscience of him who is weak be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols;
yatO jnjAnaviziSTastvaM yadi dEvAlayE upaviSTaH kEnApi dRzyasE tarhi tasya durbbalasya manasi kiM prasAdabhakSaNa utsAhO na janiSyatE?
11 And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died?
tathA sati yasya kRtE khrISTO mamAra tava sa durbbalO bhrAtA tava jnjAnAt kiM na vinaMkSyati?
12 But when ye thus sin against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.
ityanEna prakArENa bhrAtRNAM viruddham aparAdhyadbhistESAM durbbalAni manAMsi vyAghAtayadbhizca yuSmAbhiH khrISTasya vaiparItyEnAparAdhyatE|
13 Wherefore, if food maketh my brother to fall into sin, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to fall into sin. (aiōn g165)
atO hEtOH pizitAzanaM yadi mama bhrAtu rvighnasvarUpaM bhavEt tarhyahaM yat svabhrAtu rvighnajanakO na bhavEyaM tadarthaM yAvajjIvanaM pizitaM na bhOkSyE| (aiōn g165)
