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that he knows something, he does not yet know as he ought to know.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_corinthians/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The one who thinks he knows something does not yet know as he ought to know.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/1_corinthians/8.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />If anyone thinks to have known anything, not yet does he know as it is necessary to know.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_corinthians/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_corinthians/8.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And if anyone thinks that he knows anything, he knows nothing yet as he ought to know.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_corinthians/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />If anyone thinks that he knows anything, he has not yet known as he ought to know;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_corinthians/8.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />If anyone supposes that he knows anything, he has not yet known as he ought to know;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_corinthians/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />If anyone supposes that he knows anything, he has not yet known as he ought to know;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_corinthians/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />If anyone thinks that he has known anything, he has not yet known as he ought to know;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_corinthians/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />If anyone imagines that he knows <i>and</i> understands anything [of divine matters, without love], he has not yet known as he ought to know.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_corinthians/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If anyone thinks he knows anything, he does not yet know it as he ought to know it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_corinthians/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If anyone thinks he knows anything, he does not yet know it as he ought to know it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_corinthians/8.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />If any man thinketh that he knoweth anything, he knoweth not yet as he ought to know;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_corinthians/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />In fact, people who think they know so much don't know anything at all. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_corinthians/8.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />If any man thinketh that he knoweth anything, he knoweth not yet as he ought to know;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_corinthians/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Those who think they know something still have a lot to learn.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_corinthians/8.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Those who think they know something really don't know as they ought to know. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_corinthians/8.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />If anyone thinks he really knows something, he has not yet learned it as he ought to know it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_corinthians/8.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />If someone thinks he knows something, he does not yet know to the degree that he needs to know.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_corinthians/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But if anyone thinks that he knows anything, he does not yet know as he ought to know.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_corinthians/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And if any man thinketh that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/1_corinthians/8.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />If any one imagines that he already possesses any true knowledge, he has as yet attained to no knowledge of the kind to which he ought to have attained;<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_corinthians/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The one who thinks he knows something does not yet know as he ought to know.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_corinthians/8.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />But if anyone thinks that he knows anything, he doesn’t yet know as he ought to know. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_corinthians/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and if anyone thinks to know anything, he has not yet known anything according as it is required to know;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/1_corinthians/8.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />If anyone thinks to have known anything, not yet does he know as it is necessary to know.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_corinthians/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and if any one doth think to know anything, he hath not yet known anything according as it behoveth him to know;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_corinthians/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And if any one thinks to know anything, as yet he has known nothing as he ought to know.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_corinthians/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he hath not yet known as he ought to know. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_corinthians/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But if anyone considers himself to know anything, he does not yet know in the way that he ought to know.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_corinthians/8.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />If anyone supposes he knows something, he does not yet know as he ought to know.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_corinthians/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Anyone who claims to know something does not yet have the necessary knowledge;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_corinthians/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And if any man thinks that, of himself, he knows any thing, he knows nothing yet as he ought to know it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/1_corinthians/8.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />But if a man thinks that he knows something, he does not yet know anything as he ought to know.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/1_corinthians/8.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />If any one thinks that he knows any thing, he knows nothing yet, as he ought to know it:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/1_corinthians/8.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />If any one seems to know anything, yet he knows not as it behooves him to know;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/1_corinthians/8.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />But if any man conceit that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/1_corinthians/8.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />and if any man be conceited of his own knowledge, he knows nothing yet as he ought to know it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/1_corinthians/8.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />If any one imagines that he already possesses any true knowledge, he has as yet attained to no knowledge of the kind to which he ought to have attained;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/1_corinthians/8.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />If anyone thinks that he has known anything, not yet did he know <i>it</i> as he ought to know it;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/1_corinthians/8.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />And if any <i>one</i> be conceited of his knowledge, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_corinthians/8-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/g-wZWoK_LZU?start=1562" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_corinthians/8.htm">Food Sacrificed to Idols</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>Now about food sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1487.htm" title="1487: ei (Conj) -- If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/5100.htm" title="5100: tis (IPro-NMS) -- Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.">The one who</a> <a href="/greek/1380.htm" title="1380: dokei (V-PIA-3S) -- A prolonged form of a primary verb, doko dok'-o of the same meaning; to think; by implication, to seem.">thinks</a> <a href="/greek/1097.htm" title="1097: egnōkenai (V-RNA) -- A prolonged form of a primary verb; to know in a great variety of applications and with many implications.">he knows</a> <a href="/greek/5100.htm" title="5100: ti (IPro-ANS) -- Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.">something</a> <a href="/greek/3768.htm" title="3768: oupō (Adv) -- Not yet. From ou and po; not yet."></a> <a href="/greek/1097.htm" title="1097: egnō (V-AIA-3S) -- A prolonged form of a primary verb; to know in a great variety of applications and with many implications.">does not yet know</a> <a href="/greek/2531.htm" title="2531: kathōs (Adv) -- According to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as. From kata and hos; just as, that.">as</a> <a href="/greek/1163.htm" title="1163: dei (V-PIA-3S) -- Third person singular active present of deo; also deon deh-on'; neuter active participle of the same; both used impersonally; it is Necessary.">he ought</a> <a href="/greek/1097.htm" title="1097: gnōnai (V-ANA) -- A prolonged form of a primary verb; to know in a great variety of applications and with many implications.">to know.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">3</span>But the one who loves God is known by God.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/26-12.htm">Proverbs 26:12</a></span><br />Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/3-7.htm">Proverbs 3:7</a></span><br />Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-25.htm">Romans 11:25</a></span><br />I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you will not be conceited: A hardening in part has come to Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles has come in.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/13-8.htm">1 Corinthians 13:8-12</a></span><br />Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be restrained; where there is knowledge, it will be dismissed. / For we know in part and we prophesy in part, / but when the perfect comes, the partial passes away. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/6-3.htm">Galatians 6:3</a></span><br />If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-5.htm">James 1:5</a></span><br />Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/3-18.htm">1 Corinthians 3:18</a></span><br />Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/12-15.htm">Proverbs 12:15</a></span><br />The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to counsel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/2-20.htm">1 John 2:20-21</a></span><br />You, however, have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth. / I have not written to you because you lack knowledge of the truth, but because you have it, and because no lie comes from the truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-16.htm">Romans 12:16</a></span><br />Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but associate with the lowly. Do not be conceited.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-21.htm">Isaiah 5:21</a></span><br />Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/6-4.htm">1 Timothy 6:4</a></span><br />he is conceited and understands nothing. Instead, he has an unhealthy interest in controversies and disputes about words, out of which come envy, strife, abusive talk, evil suspicions,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/10-5.htm">2 Corinthians 10:5</a></span><br />We demolish arguments and every presumption set up against the knowledge of God; and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/9-23.htm">Jeremiah 9:23-24</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches. / But let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD, who exercises loving devotion, justice and righteousness on the earth—for I delight in these things,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/2-8.htm">Colossians 2:8</a></span><br />See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, which are based on human tradition and the spiritual forces of the world rather than on Christ.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And if any man think that he knows any thing, he knows nothing yet as he ought to know.</p><p class="hdg">if.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/26-12.htm">Proverbs 26:12</a></b></br> Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? <i>there is</i> more hope of a fool than of him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/30-2.htm">Proverbs 30:2-4</a></b></br> Surely I <i>am</i> more brutish than <i>any</i> man, and have not the understanding of a man… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/11-25.htm">Romans 11:25</a></b></br> For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_corinthians/8-1.htm">Already</a> <a href="/romans/9-31.htm">Attained</a> <a href="/acts/27-26.htm">Behoveth</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/6-15.htm">Far</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/3-18.htm">Imagines</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-7.htm">Kind</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-36.htm">Ought</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/2-8.htm">Possesses</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-39.htm">Right</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-40.htm">Seems</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-30.htm">Something</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-40.htm">Think</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-36.htm">Thinketh</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-36.htm">Thinks</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/8-1.htm">True.</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_corinthians/11-21.htm">Already</a> <a href="/philippians/3-12.htm">Attained</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/11-19.htm">Behoveth</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/9-15.htm">Far</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/3-18.htm">Imagines</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/8-8.htm">Kind</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/9-10.htm">Ought</a> <a href="/1_timothy/6-16.htm">Possesses</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/8-9.htm">Right</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/10-12.htm">Seems</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/10-30.htm">Something</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/8-7.htm">Think</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/10-12.htm">Thinketh</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/10-12.htm">Thinks</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/8-8.htm">True.</a><div class="vheading2">1 Corinthians 8</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_corinthians/8-1.htm">To abstain from food offered to idols.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_corinthians/8-8.htm">We must not abuse our Christian liberty, to the offense of our brothers;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_corinthians/8-11.htm">but must bridle our knowledge with charity.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_corinthians/8.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_corinthians/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_corinthians/8.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The one who thinks he knows something</b><br>This phrase addresses the issue of pride and self-assurance in one's own knowledge. In the context of 1 Corinthians, Paul is writing to a church struggling with divisions and issues of conscience, particularly concerning food offered to idols. The Corinthian believers prided themselves on their knowledge, but Paul warns against overestimating one's understanding. This echoes <a href="/proverbs/3-7.htm">Proverbs 3:7</a>, "Do not be wise in your own eyes," emphasizing humility. The cultural context of Corinth, a city known for its intellectualism and philosophical debates, would have made this warning particularly relevant.<p><b>does not yet know</b><br>Here, Paul suggests that true knowledge is not merely intellectual but involves a deeper, spiritual understanding. This aligns with the biblical theme that wisdom begins with the fear of the Lord (<a href="/proverbs/9-10.htm">Proverbs 9:10</a>). The Greek word for "know" (ginōskō) implies an ongoing process of learning and understanding, rather than a completed state. This reflects the Christian journey of continual growth in faith and knowledge of God, as seen in <a href="/2_peter/3-18.htm">2 Peter 3:18</a>, "But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ."<p><b>as he ought to know</b><br>This phrase indicates that there is a proper way to know, which involves humility and love. Paul contrasts mere intellectual knowledge with the love that builds up (<a href="/1_corinthians/8.htm">1 Corinthians 8:1</a>). The "ought" suggests a moral obligation to pursue knowledge that edifies and serves others, rather than puffing up oneself. This is consistent with the teachings of Jesus, who emphasized love as the greatest commandment (<a href="/matthew/22-37.htm">Matthew 22:37-39</a>). The proper knowledge is relational and transformative, leading to a deeper relationship with God and others.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/paul_the_apostle.htm">Paul the Apostle</a></b><br>The author of 1 Corinthians, addressing the church in Corinth. Paul is known for his missionary journeys and his letters to early Christian communities, providing guidance and correction.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/c/corinth.htm">Corinth</a></b><br>A major city in ancient Greece, known for its wealth and diversity, but also for its moral and spiritual challenges. The church in Corinth faced issues related to idolatry, immorality, and divisions.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/corinthian_church.htm">Corinthian Church</a></b><br>The recipients of Paul's letter, a diverse group of believers struggling with issues of knowledge, freedom, and love within the Christian community.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/h/humility_in_knowledge.htm">Humility in Knowledge</a></b><br>True knowledge is accompanied by humility. Recognize that our understanding is limited and that we should approach learning with a humble heart.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_pride.htm">The Danger of Pride</a></b><br>Pride in one's knowledge can lead to arrogance and division. We must guard against thinking we have all the answers and remain open to learning from others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/love_as_the_guiding_principle.htm">Love as the Guiding Principle</a></b><br>Knowledge should be used to build up others in love. Our understanding should lead to actions that reflect Christ's love and compassion.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/continuous_learning.htm">Continuous Learning</a></b><br>Acknowledge that spiritual growth is a lifelong journey. We should continually seek to deepen our understanding of God and His Word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_accountability.htm">Community and Accountability</a></b><br>Engage with the Christian community for mutual edification. Be open to correction and guidance from fellow believers.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_corinthians_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Corinthians 8</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_exceeding_scribes'_righteousness.htm">How can we judge angels if they judge us?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'bondservant_of_christ'_mean.htm">What is the Communion of the Holy Spirit?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_the_bible_mention_telepathy.htm">What is the Bible's stance on telepathy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_'inner_child'_concept.htm">What is the concept of an "inner child"?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_corinthians/8.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) <span class= "bld">If any man think that he knoweth any thing . . . .</span>--There must be a moral as well as a merely intellectual element in knowledge if it is to be true knowledge. Without love to guide us in its use it is not an operative knowledge, and so does not fulfil the true end of knowledge.<p>It has been suggested (Stanley <span class= "ital">in loc</span>) that "not yet" has here the force of "not in the infirmities of their mortal state;" but such an interpretation introduces altogether a new element of thought, to which there is no antithetical explanation in what follows.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_corinthians/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">If any man think that he knoweth anything.</span> Humility is the test of true knowledge, and love the inevitable factor in all Christian knowledge. The conceit of knowledge is usually the usurped self assertion of an imaginary infallibility. We only know "in part," and our knowledge, having at the best a purely relative value, is destined to vanish away (<a href="/1_corinthians/13-8.htm">1 Corinthians 13:8</a>). <span class="cmt_word">As he ought to know.</span> True knowledge has in it an element of moral obligation, and saintliness <span class="accented">is</span> knowledge and supersedes the necessity for formal knowledge. Love is knowledge which has passed into heavenly wisdom. The student may say to the mystic, "All that you see I know;" but the mystic may retort," All that you know, I see." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_corinthians/8-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">The one who</span><br /><span class="grk">τις</span> <span class="translit">(tis)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5100.htm">Strong's 5100: </a> </span><span class="str2">Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">thinks</span><br /><span class="grk">δοκεῖ</span> <span class="translit">(dokei)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1380.htm">Strong's 1380: </a> </span><span class="str2">A prolonged form of a primary verb, doko dok'-o of the same meaning; to think; by implication, to seem.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he knows</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐγνωκέναι</span> <span class="translit">(egnōkenai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Perfect Infinitive Active<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1097.htm">Strong's 1097: </a> </span><span class="str2">A prolonged form of a primary verb; to 'know' in a great variety of applications and with many implications.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">something</span><br /><span class="grk">τι</span> <span class="translit">(ti)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5100.htm">Strong's 5100: </a> </span><span class="str2">Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">does not yet know</span><br /><span class="grk">ἔγνω</span> <span class="translit">(egnō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1097.htm">Strong's 1097: </a> </span><span class="str2">A prolonged form of a primary verb; to 'know' in a great variety of applications and with many implications.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as</span><br /><span class="grk">καθὼς</span> <span class="translit">(kathōs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2531.htm">Strong's 2531: </a> </span><span class="str2">According to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as. From kata and hos; just as, that.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he ought</span><br /><span class="grk">δεῖ</span> <span class="translit">(dei)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1163.htm">Strong's 1163: </a> </span><span class="str2">Third person singular active present of deo; also deon deh-on'; neuter active participle of the same; both used impersonally; it is Necessary.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to know.</span><br /><span class="grk">γνῶναι</span> <span class="translit">(gnōnai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1097.htm">Strong's 1097: </a> </span><span class="str2">A prolonged form of a primary verb; to 'know' in a great variety of applications and with many implications.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_corinthians/8-2.htm">1 Corinthians 8:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_corinthians/8-2.htm">1 Corinthians 8:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_corinthians/8-2.htm">1 Corinthians 8:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_corinthians/8-2.htm">1 Corinthians 8:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_corinthians/8-2.htm">1 Corinthians 8:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_corinthians/8-2.htm">1 Corinthians 8:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_corinthians/8-2.htm">1 Corinthians 8:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_corinthians/8-2.htm">1 Corinthians 8:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_corinthians/8-2.htm">1 Corinthians 8:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_corinthians/8-2.htm">1 Corinthians 8:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_corinthians/8-2.htm">NT Letters: 1 Corinthians 8:2 But if anyone thinks that he knows (1 Cor. 1C iC 1Cor i cor icor) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_corinthians/8-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Corinthians 8:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Corinthians 8:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_corinthians/8-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Corinthians 8:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Corinthians 8:3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>