1 Corinthians 8
1 But of these thingis that ben sacrified to ydols, we witen, for alle we han kunnyng. But kunnyng blowith, charite edefieth.
But concerning things offered to idols: we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but divine love builds up.
2 But if ony man gessith, that he kan ony thing, he hath not yit knowe hou it bihoueth hym to kunne.
If any one seems to know anything, yet he knows not as it behooves him to know;
3 And if ony man loueth God, this is knowun of hym.
but if any one loves God he is known of him.
4 But of metis that ben offrid to idols, we witen, that an idol is no thing in the world, and that ther is no God but oon.
Therefore concerning the eating of things offered to idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no God except one.
5 For thouy ther ben summe that ben seid goddis, ethir in heuene, ether in erthe, as ther ben many goddis, and many lordis;
For if indeed there are those who are called gods, whether in heaven or upon the earth; as there are gods many, and lords many;
6 netheles to vs is o God, the fadir, of whom ben alle thingis, and we in hym; and o Lord Jhesu Crist, bi whom ben alle thingis, and we bi hym.
but there is to us one God, the Father, from whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and we in him.
7 But not in alle men is kunnyng. For summen with conscience of ydol til now eten as thing offrid to idolis; and her conscience is defoulid, for it is sijk.
But there is not knowledge in all people: but some, with the conscience of the idol even until now, eat as if it was sacrificed to the idol; and their conscience being weak is polluted.
8 Mete comendith vs not to God; for nether we schulen faile, if we eten not, nether if we eten, we schulen haue plente.
But meat will not commend us to God; neither if we eat are we the better; nor if we eat not are we the worse.
9 But se ye, lest perauenture this your leeue be maad hurtyng to sijke men.
See lest this liberty of yours may become a stumblingblock to the weak.
10 For if ony man schal se hym, that hath kunnyng, etynge in a place where idols ben worschipid, whethir his conscience, sithen it is sijke, schal not be edified to ete thingis offrid to idols?
For if any one may see you having knowledge sitting at the table in the idol temple, will not the conscience of him, being weak, be encouraged to eat things sacrificed to the idols?
11 And the sijk brothir, for whom Crist diede, schal perische in thi kunnyng.
For the weak one is destroyed by your knowledge, the brother for whom Christ died.
12 For thus ye synnyng ayens britheren, and smytynge her sijk conscience synnen ayens Crist.
And you, sinning so against the brethren, and wounding their weak conscience, are sinning against Christ.
