1 Corinthians 8

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1 Now in regard to meat sacrificed to idols: we realize that "all of us have knowledge"; knowledge inflates with pride, but love builds up.	1 Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth.
2 If anyone supposes he knows something, he does not yet know as he ought to know.	2 And if any man think that he knoweth anything, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know.
3 But if one loves God, one is known by him.	3 But if any man love God, the same is known of him.
4 So about the eating of meat sacrificed to idols: we know that "there is no idol in the world," and that "there is no God but one."	4 As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one.
5 Indeed, even though there are so-called gods in heaven and on earth (there are, to be sure, many "gods" and many "lords"),	5 For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,)
6 yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom all things are and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things are and through whom we exist.	6 But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.
7 But not all have this knowledge. There are some who have been so used to idolatry up until now that, when they eat meat sacrificed to idols, their conscience, which is weak, is defiled.	7 Howbeit there is not in every man that knowledge: for some with conscience of the idol unto this hour eat it as a thing offered unto an idol; and their conscience being weak is defiled.
8 Now food will not bring us closer to God. We are no worse off if we do not eat, nor are we better off if we do.	8 But meat commendeth us not to God: for neither, if we eat, are we the better; neither, if we eat not, are we the worse.
9 But make sure that this liberty of yours in no way becomes a stumbling block to the weak.	9 But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to them that are weak.
10 If someone sees you, with your knowledge, reclining at table in the temple of an idol, may not his conscience too, weak as it is, be "built up" to eat the meat sacrificed to idols?	10 For if any man see thee which hast knowledge sit at meat in the idol's temple, shall not the conscience of him which is weak be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols;
11 Thus through your knowledge, the weak person is brought to destruction, the brother for whom Christ died.	11 And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died?
12 When you sin in this way against your brothers and wound their consciences, weak as they are, you are sinning against Christ.	12 But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.
13 Therefore, if food causes my brother to sin, I will never eat meat again, so that I may not cause my brother to sin.	13 Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend.