Knowledge and love
Now about food offered to idols. We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. And if any man thinks he knows something, he doesn't yet know as he ought to know. But if any man loves God, that man is known by him. So about eating food offered in sacrifice to idols: we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no God but one. For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth — and there are plenty of gods and plenty of lords — for us there is 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. But not everyone has this knowledge. Some are so used to idols that when they eat, they eat it as food offered to an idol, and their conscience, being weak, is defiled. But food doesn't bring us closer to God. We are no worse if we don't eat, and no better if we do. But watch that this liberty of yours doesn't somehow become a stumbling block to the weak. Because if someone sees you, with your knowledge, sitting down to eat in an idol's temple, won't his conscience, weak as it is, be emboldened to eat food offered to idols? And so through your knowledge the weak brother perishes — the brother Christ died for. And when you sin like that against your brothers and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ. So if food makes my brother stumble, I will eat no flesh while the world stands, rather than make my brother stumble.
Now about things offered to idols. We know we've all got knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. And if any man thinks he knows anything, he doesn't know anything yet the way he ought to know. But if any man loves God, the same is known by him. So about the eating of things offered to idols, we know an idol is nothing in the world and that there's no other God but one. Because though there are ones called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are plenty of gods and plenty of lords), but to us there's one God, the Father, who everything is of and we in him. And one Lord Jesus Christ, who everything is by and we by him. But there isn't in every man that knowledge. Because some with a sense of the idol right till now eat it as a thing offered to an idol. And their conscience being weak is made unclean. But food doesn't make us better with God. Because if we eat, we aren't better. And if we don't eat, we aren't worse. But watch out in case by any means this liberty of yours turns into a stumbling block to the ones who are weak. Because if any man sees you who've got knowledge sitting at table in the idol's temple, won't the conscience of the one who's weak be made bold to eat the things offered to idols? And through your knowledge the weak brother will die, who Christ died for. But when you sin like this against the brothers and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ. So if food makes my brother stumble, I'll eat no meat while the world stands, in case I make my brother stumble.
Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth. And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know. But if any man love God, the same is known of him. 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. For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,) 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. 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. 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. But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to them that are weak. 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; And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died? But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ. Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend.
Now about food offered to idols. We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.
Now about things offered to idols. We know we've all got knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.
Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth.
And if any man thinks he knows something, he doesn't yet know as he ought to know.
And if any man thinks he knows anything, he doesn't know anything yet the way he ought to know.
And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know.
But if any man loves God, that man is known by him.
But if any man loves God, the same is known by him.
But if any man love God, the same is known of him.
So about eating food offered in sacrifice to idols: we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no God but one.
So about the eating of things offered to idols, we know an idol is nothing in the world and that there's no other God but one.
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.
For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth — and there are plenty of gods and plenty of lords —
Because though there are ones called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are plenty of gods and plenty of lords),
For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,)
for us there is 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.
but to us there's one God, the Father, who everything is of and we in him. And one Lord Jesus Christ, who everything is by and we by him.
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.
But not everyone has this knowledge. Some are so used to idols that when they eat, they eat it as food offered to an idol, and their conscience, being weak, is defiled.
But there isn't in every man that knowledge. Because some with a sense of the idol right till now eat it as a thing offered to an idol. And their conscience being weak is made unclean.
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.
But food doesn't bring us closer to God. We are no worse if we don't eat, and no better if we do.
But food doesn't make us better with God. Because if we eat, we aren't better. And if we don't eat, we aren't worse.
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.
But watch that this liberty of yours doesn't somehow become a stumbling block to the weak.
But watch out in case by any means this liberty of yours turns into a stumbling block to the ones who are weak.
But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to them that are weak.
Because if someone sees you, with your knowledge, sitting down to eat in an idol's temple, won't his conscience, weak as it is, be emboldened to eat food offered to idols?
Because if any man sees you who've got knowledge sitting at table in the idol's temple, won't the conscience of the one who's weak be made bold to eat the things offered to idols?
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;
And so through your knowledge the weak brother perishes — the brother Christ died for.
And through your knowledge the weak brother will die, who Christ died for.
And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died?
And when you sin like that against your brothers and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ.
But when you sin like this against the brothers and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ.
But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.
So if food makes my brother stumble, I will eat no flesh while the world stands, rather than make my brother stumble.
So if food makes my brother stumble, I'll eat no meat while the world stands, in case I make my brother stumble.
Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend.