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1 Corinthians 8

1NowG1161concerningΠερὶPeriG4012thingsG3956sacrificedtoidols:WeknowthatweallhaveknowledgeγνῶσινgnōsinG1108.KnowledgeγνῶσιςgnōsisG1108puffethup,butloveἀγάπηagapēG26edifieth.

2IfanymanthinkeththatheknowethanythingG5100,heknowethnotyetοὔπωoupōG3768asheoughtG1163toknowG1097;

3butifanymanG3778lovethGodθεόν,theonG2316,thesameG846isknownG1097byhim.

4ConcerningΠερὶPeriG4012thereforeοὖνounG3767theeatingβρώσεωςbrōseōsG1035ofthingssacrificedtoidolsεἴδωλονeidōlonG1497,weknowthatnoidolG1497isanythingintheworldκόσμῳkosmōG2889,andthatthereisnoGodθεὸςtheosG2316butoneεἷς.heisG1520.

5ForthoughtherebeG1510thatareG1510calledgodsθεοὶtheoiG2316,whetherinheavenοὐρανῷouranōG3772oronearthγῆς,gēsG1093;asthereareG1510godsθεοὶtheoiG2316manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183,andlordsG2962manyπολλοί·polloiG4183;

6yettousthereisoneεἷςheisG1520GodθεὸςtheosG2316,theFatherπατὴρpatērG3962,ofwhomareallthingsG3956,andweuntohim;andoneεἷςheisG1520LordκύριοςkuriosG2962,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547,throughwhomareallthingsG3956,andwethroughhim.

7HowbeitthereisG1510notinallmenthatknowledgeγνῶσις·gnōsisG1108:butsome,beingοὖσαousaG1510useduntilnowδὲdeG1161totheidolεἰδώλουeidōlouG1497,eatἐσθίουσιν,esthiousinG2068asofathingsacrificedtoanidolG1497;andtheirconscienceσυνείδησιςsuneidēsisG4893beingG1510weakἀσθενὴςasthenēsG772isG1510defiled.

8ButfoodβρῶμαbrōmaG1033willnotcommendustoGodθεῷ·theōG2316:neither,ifweeatG2068not,arewetheworse;nor,ifweeatG2068,arewethebetter.

9ButtakeheedG991lestμήmēG3361byany meansthislibertyofyoursbecomeγένηταιgenētaiG1096astumblingblocktotheweakἀσθενέσιν.asthenesinG772.

10ForifamanseeG3708theewhohastknowledgeγνῶσινgnōsinG1108sittingatmeatinanidol’stemple,willnothisconscienceσυνείδησιςsuneidēsisG4893,ifheisG1510weakἀσθενοῦςasthenousG772,beG1510emboldenedtoeatἐσθίειν;esthieinG2068thingssacrificedtoidols?

11Forthroughthyknowledgeγνώσει,gnōseiG1108hethatisweakἀσθενῶνasthenōnG770perisheth,thebrotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80forwhosesakeG1223ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547diedG599.

12AndthusοὕτωςhoutōsG3779,sinningἁμαρτάνοντεςhamartanontesG264againstthebrethren,andwoundingtheirconscienceσυνείδησινsuneidēsinG4893whenitisweakἀσθενοῦσαν,asthenousanG770, yesinἁμαρτάνετε.hamartaneteG264againstChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547.

13Wherefore,ifmeatκρέαkreaG2907causethmybrotherἀδελφόνadelphonG80tostumbleG4624,IwilleatG2068nofleshforevermore,thatIcauseG4624notmybrotherἀδελφόνadelphonG80tostumbleG4624.

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