1Cor 8 | NASB1995 | STEP | Now concerning things sacrificed to idols , we know that we all have knowledge . Knowledge makes arrogant , but love edifies .

1 Corinthians 8

Take Care with Your Liberty

1 Now concerning ^athings sacrificed to idols, we know that we all have ^bknowledge. Knowledge ^{▼▼ Lit puffs up
,} ^dmakes arrogant, but love ^eedifies. 2 ^fIf anyone supposes that he knows anything, he has not yet ^gknown as he ought to know; 3 but if anyone loves God, he ^his known by Him.

4 Therefore concerning the eating of ⁱthings sacrificed to idols, we know that ^{▼▼ Lit nothing is an idol in the world; i.e. an idol has no real existence}there is ^kno such thing as an idol in the world, and that ^lthere is no God but one. 5 For even if ^mthere are so-called gods whether in heaven or on earth, as indeed there are many gods and many lords, 6 yet for us ⁿthere is but one God, ^othe Father, ^pfrom whom are all things and we exist for Him; and ^qone Lord, Jesus Christ, ^rby whom are all things, and we exist through Him.

7 However not all men ^shave this knowledge; but ^tsome, being accustomed to the idol until now, eat food as if it were sacrificed to an idol; and their conscience being weak is defiled. 8 But ^ufood will not ^{▼▼ Or present}commend us to God; we are neither ^{▼▼ Lit lacking}the worse if we do not eat, nor ^{▼▼ Lit abounding}the better if we do eat. 9 But ^ytake care that this ^{▼▼ Lit right}liberty of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block to the ^aaweak. 10 For if someone sees you, who have ^abknowledge, dining in an idol’s temple, will not his conscience, if he is weak, be strengthened to eat ^acthings sacrificed to idols? 11 For through ^adyour knowledge he who is weak ^aeis ruined, the brother for whose sake Christ died. 12 ^afAnd so, by sinning against the brethren and wounding their conscience when it is weak, you sin ^agagainst Christ. 13 Therefore, ^ahif food causes my brother to stumble, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause my brother to stumble.