1 Corinthians 8:2

1 Corinthians 8:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know.
• New International Version (NIV)Those who think they know something do not yet know as they ought to know.
• English Standard Version (ESV)If anyone imagines that he knows something, he does not yet know as he ought to know.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And if anyone thinks that he knows anything, he knows nothing yet as he ought to know.

Context of 1 Corinthians 8:2

1Now about food sacrificed to idols, we know that we all have knowledge [concerning this]. Knowledge [alone] makes [people self-righteously] arrogant, but love [that unselfishly seeks the best for others] builds up and encourages others to grow [in wisdom]. If anyone imagines that he knows and understands anything [of divine matters, without love], he has not yet known as he ought to know. 3But if anyone loves God [with awe-filled reverence, obedience and gratitude], he is known by Him [as His very own and is greatly loved]. 4In this matter, then, of eating food offered to idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world [it has no real existence], and that there is no God but one.

1 Corinthians 8:2 word by word

εἴ τις δοκεῖ ἐγνωκέναι τι, οὔπω ἔγνω καθὼς δεῖ γνῶναι·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• ifεἰei · ifG1487
• any manτιςtis · oneG5100
• thinkδοκέωdokeō · to thinkG1380
• that he knowethεἴδωeidō · to perceive: understandG1492
• he knowethγινώσκωginōskō · to knowG1097
• nothingοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762
• yetοὐδέπωoudepō · not yetG3764
• asκαθώςkathōs · as/just asG2531
• he oughtδεῖdei · be necessaryG1163

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 8:2

• Proverbs 26:12Do you see a man [who is unteachable and] wise in his own eyes and full of self-conceit? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
• Proverbs 30:2Surely I am more brutish and stupid than any man, And I do not have the understanding of a man [for I do not know what I do not know].
• Romans 11:25I do not want you, believers, to be unaware of this mystery [God’s previously hidden plan]—so that you will not be wise in your own opinion—that a partial hardening has [temporarily] happened to Israel [to last] until the full number of the Gentiles has come in;
• Galatians 6:3For if anyone thinks he is something [special] when [in fact] he is nothing [special except in his own eyes], he deceives himself.
• 1 Timothy 1:5But the goal of our instruction is love [which springs] from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.
• 1 Timothy 6:3If anyone teaches a different doctrine and does not agree with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and with the doctrine and teaching which is in agreement with godliness (personal integrity, upright behavior),

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 8:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2He knoweth nothing yet, etc. - The person who acts in this rash, unfeeling way, from the general knowledge which he has of the vanity of idolatry and the liberty which the Gospel affords from Jewish rites, with all his knowledge does not know this, that though the first and greatest commandment says, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, etc., yet the second is like unto it: Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. He, then, that can…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2And if any think … - The connection and the scope of this passage require us to understand this as designed to condemn that vain conceit of knowledge, or self-confidence, which would lead us to despise others, or to disregard their interests. “If anyone is conceited of his knowledge, is so vain, and proud, and self-confident, that he is led to despise others, and to disregard their true interests, he has not yet learned the very first elements of true…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-3God acknowledges those who truly love Him, not just those who know all the answers (see 1 Corinthians 13:12; Galatians 4:9).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. And--omitted in the oldest manuscripts The absence of the connecting particle gives an emphatical sententiousness to the style, suitable to the subject. The first step to knowledge is to know our own ignorance. Without love there is only the appearance of knowledge. knoweth--The oldest manuscripts read a Greek word implying personal experimental acquaintance, not merely knowledge of a fact, which the Greek of "we know" or are aware (1Co 8:1) means. as…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 8:2

• Fraternity
• Idolatry
• Pride
• Wisdom

In the dictionaries

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Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings