Verse 1
1 Corinthians 8:1
Free Bible Version
1
Now about “food sacrificed to idols.” So “we all have knowledge” about this subject. Knowledge makes us proud, but love strengthens us.
Original Language Text
greek
Περὶ δὲ τῶν εἰδωλοθύτων, οἴδαμεν ὅτι πάντες γνῶσιν ἔχομεν. ἡ γνῶσις φυσιοῖ, ἡ δὲ ἀγάπη οἰκοδομεῖ.
English Translation
Concerning the food offered to idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.
AI translation from greek via gpt-4o-mini
Done.
Sign in to save notes and annotations.
Chapter 8 Context
1
Now about “food sacrificed to idols.” So “we all have knowledge” about this subject. Knowledge makes...
2
If anyone thinks they know anything, they don't know as they really should know!
Focus ↗
3
So regarding eating food sacrificed to idols: we know that there are no such things as idols in the...
Focus ↗
4
Even though there are some things called “gods,” whether in heaven or on earth—in fact there are man...
Focus ↗
5
But for us there is only one God (Elohim), the Father, from whom everything was made, and he is the...
Focus ↗
6
But not everyone has this “knowledge.” Some who up to now have been so used to idols as a reality th...
Focus ↗
7
But food doesn't gain us God (Elohim)'s approval! If we don't eat this food, we're not bad, and if w...
Focus ↗
8
If another believer sees you who have such “better knowledge” eating food in an idol temple, won't h...
Focus ↗
9
By your “better knowledge” the weaker believer is destroyed, a believer for whom Christ died.
Focus ↗
10
In this way you sin against other believers, wounding their weaker consciences, and you sin against...
Focus ↗
11
So if eating food sacrificed to idols would cause my fellow believer to stumble, I will never eat su...
Focus ↗