1 Corinthians 8:1

Food Offered to Idols

1Now concerning
The expression  Now concerning introduces a reply to a question in the Corinthians’ letter; see 7:1
bfood offered to idols: we know that c“all of us possess knowledge.” This “knowledgedpuffs up, ebut love builds up.

1 Corinthians 8:4-6

4Therefore, as to the eating of food offered to idols, we know that f“an idol has no real existence,” and that g“there is no God but one.” 5For although there may be hso-called gods in heaven or on earthas indeed there are manygodsand manylords”— 6yet ifor us there is one God, the Father, jfrom whom are all things and for whom we exist, and kone Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and lthrough whom we exist.

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