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Knowledge<MG1108> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[a]</a></span>makes<MG5448> <i>one</i> conceited<MG5448>, but love<MG26> edifies<MG3618> <i>people.</i> <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/8-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>If<MG1487> anyone<MG5100> thinks<MG1380> that he knows<MG1097> anything<MG5100>, he has not yet<MG3768> known<MG1097> as he ought<MG1163> to know<MG1097>; <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/8-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>but if<MG1487> anyone<MG5100> loves<MG25> God<MG2316>, he is known<MG1097> by Him. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/8-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Therefore<MG3767>, concerning<MG4012> the eating<MG1035> of food<MG1494> sacrificed<MG1494> to<MG1494> idols<MG1494>, we know<MG3609a> that an idol<MG1497> is <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[b]</a></span>nothing<MG3762> at<MG3762> all<MG3762> in the world<MG2889>, and that there is no<MG3762> God<MG2316> but one<MG1520>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/8-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>For even<MG2532> if<MG1512> there are so-called<MG3004> gods<MG2316> whether<MG1535a> in heaven<MG3772> or<MG1535a> on earth<MG1093>, as indeed<MG5618> there are many<MG4183> gods<MG2316> and many<MG4183> lords<MG2962>, <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/8-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>yet<MG235> for us there is <i>only</i> one<MG1520> God<MG2316>, the Father<MG3962>, from whom<MG3739> are all<MG3956> things<MG3956>, and we <i>exist</i> for Him; and one<MG1520> Lord<MG2962>, Jesus<MG2424> Christ<MG5547>, by whom<MG3739> are all<MG3956> things<MG3956>, and we <i>exist</i> through<MG1223> Him. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/8-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>However<MG235>, not all<MG3956> people<MG3956> have this<MG3588> knowledge<MG1108>; but some<MG5100>, being accustomed<MG4914> to the idol<MG1497> until<MG2193> now<MG737>, eat<MG2068> <i>food</i> as if<MG5613> it were sacrificed<MG1494> to<MG1494> an<MG1494> idol<MG1494>; and their conscience<MG4893>, being<MG1510> weak<MG772>, is defiled<MG3435>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/8-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Now<MG1161> food<MG1033> will not bring<MG3936> us <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[c]</a></span>close<MG3936> to God<MG2316>; we are<MG5302> neither<MG3777> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[d]</a></span>the worse<MG5302> if<MG1437> we do not eat<MG2068>, nor<MG3777> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[e]</a></span>the better<MG4052> if<MG1437> we do eat<MG2068>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/8-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>But take<MG991> care<MG991> that this<MG3778> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[f]</a></span>freedom<MG1849> of yours<MG4771> does not somehow<MG4458> become<MG1096> a stumbling<MG4348> block<MG4348> to the weak<MG772>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/8-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>For if<MG1437> someone<MG5100> sees<MG3708> you, the one who has<MG2192> knowledge<MG1108>, dining<MG2621> in an idol’s<MG1493> temple<MG1493>, will his conscience<MG4893>, if he is weak<MG772>, not be strengthened<MG3618> to eat<MG2068> things<MG1494> sacrificed<MG1494> to<MG1494> idols<MG1494>? <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/8-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>For through<MG1722> your knowledge<MG1108> the one who is weak<MG770> is ruined<MG622>, the brother<MG80> <i>or sister</i> for whose<MG3739> sake<MG1223> Christ<MG5547> died<MG599>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/8-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>And so<MG3779>, by sinning<MG264> against<MG1519> the brothers<MG80> <i>and sisters</i> and wounding<MG5180> their conscience<MG4893> when it is weak<MG770>, you sin<MG264> against<MG1519> Christ<MG5547>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_corinthians/8-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Therefore<MG1355>, if<MG1487> food<MG1033> causes<MG4624> my brother<MG80> to<MG4624> sin<MG4624>, I will never<MG3756, 3361> eat<MG2068> meat<MG2907> again<MG165>, so<MG2443> that<MG2443> I will not cause<MG4624> my brother<MG80> to<MG4624> sin<MG4624>.<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">1</span> Lit <i>puffs up</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">4</span> I.e., what it represents does not exist<br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">8</span> Or <i>before God</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[d]</span> <span class="fnverse">8</span> Lit <i>lacking</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[e]</span> <span class="fnverse">8</span> Lit <i>abounding</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[f]</span> <span class="fnverse">9</span> Lit <i>right</i><br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">New American Standard Bible<br>Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020<br>by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. 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