Berean Standard Bible

1 Corinthians 8

(Ezekiel 14:1–11; Romans 14:13–23)

1NowδὲdeG1161aboutΠερὶPeriG4012foodτῶνtōnG3588sacrificed to idolsεἰδωλοθύτων,eidōlothutōnG1494:We knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754we all haveπάντες ἔχομεν.pantes echomenG3956 G2192knowledgeγνῶσινgnōsinG1108ἡhēG3588.KnowledgeγνῶσιςgnōsisG1108puffs upφυσιοῖ,phusioiG5448,butδὲdeG1161ἡhēG3588loveἀγάπηagapēG26builds upοἰκοδομεῖ.oikodomeiG3618.

2εἴeiG1487The one whoτιςtisG5100thinksδοκεῖdokeiG1380he knowsἐγνωκέναιegnōkenaiG1097somethingτι,tiG5100does not yet knowοὔπω ἔγνωoupō egnōG3768 G1097asκαθὼςkathōsG2531he oughtδεῖdeiG1163to knowγνῶναι·gnōnaiG1097.

3ButδέdeG1161εἰeiG1487the one whoτιςtisG5100lovesἀγαπᾷagapaG25τὸνtonG3588Godθεόν,theonG2316οὗτοςhoutosG3778is knownἔγνωσταιegnōstaiG1097byὑπ᾽hup᾽G5259Godαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846.

4SoοὖνounG3767aboutΠερὶPeriG4012τῆςtēsG3588eatingβρώσεωςbrōseōsG1035τῶνtōnG3588food sacrificed to idolsεἰδωλοθύτωνeidōlothutōnG1494:We knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754an idolεἴδωλονeidōlonG1497isnothing at allοὐδὲνoudenG3762inἐνenG1722theworldκόσμῳkosmōG2889,andκαὶkaiG2532thatὅτιhotiG3754there isnoοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762GodθεὸςtheosG2316butεἰ μὴei mēG1487 G3361oneεἷς.heisG1520.

5ForγὰρgarG1063evenκαὶkaiG2532ifG1512there areεἰσὶνeisinG1510so-calledλεγόμενοιlegomenoiG3004godsθεοὶtheoiG2316,whetherεἴτεeiteG1535inἐνenG1722heavenοὐρανῷouranōG3772orεἴτεeiteG1535onἐπὶepiG1909earthγῆς,gēsG1093(asὥσπερhōsperG5618there areεἰσὶνeisinG1510manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183so-calledgodsθεοὶtheoiG2316andκαὶkaiG2532πολλοί·polloiG4183lordsκύριοιkurioiG2962),

6yetἀλλ᾽all᾽G235for usG1473there is butoneεἷςheisG1520GodθεὸςtheosG2316,theὁhoG3588FatherπατὴρpatērG3962,fromἐξexG1537whomοὗhouG3739allπάνταpantaG3956thingsτὰtaG3588cameandκαὶkaiG2532forεἰςeisG1519whomαὐτόν,autonG846weG1473exist.AndκαὶkaiG2532there is butoneεἷςheisG1520LordκύριοςkuriosG2962,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547,throughδι᾽di᾽G1223whomοὗhouG3739allπάνταpantaG3956thingsτὰtaG3588cameandκαὶkaiG2532throughδι᾽di᾽G1223whomαὐτοῦ.autouG846weG1473exist.

7Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235notοὐκoukG3756everyoneπᾶσινpasinG3956hasἐνenG1722thisἡhēG3588knowledgeγνῶσις·gnōsisG1108δὲdeG1161.SomeτινὲςtinesG5100peopleτῇtēaG3588are still so accustomedσυνηθείᾳ ἕως ἄρτιsunētheia he'ōs artiG4914 G2193 G737τοῦtouG3588to idolsεἰδώλουeidōlouG1497thatthey eatἐσθίουσιν,esthiousinG2068such foodas ifὡςhōsG5613it were sacrificed to an idolεἰδωλόθυτονeidōlothutonG1494.AndκαὶkaiG2532sincetheirαὐτῶνautōnG846ἡhēG3588conscienceσυνείδησιςsuneidēsisG4893isοὖσαousaG1510weakἀσθενὴςasthenēsG772,it is defiledμολύνεται.molunetaiG3435.

8ButδὲdeG1161foodβρῶμαbrōmaG1033does not bring us closerοὐ παραστήσειou parastēseiG3756 G3936 G1473toτῷtōG3588Godθεῷ·theōG2316οὔτεouteG3777:We are no worseὑστερούμεθα,husteroumethaG5302ifἐὰνeanG1437we do not eatφάγωμενphagōmenG3361 G5315, andοὔτεouteG3777noG3361betterπερισσεύομεν.¶perisseuomenG4052ifἐὰνeanG1437we doφάγωμενphagōmenG5315.

9Be carefulβλέπετεblepeteG991,howeverδὲdeG1161, thatαὕτηhautēG3778yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771ἡhēG3588freedomἐξουσίαexousiaG1849does not becomeμή γένηταιmē genētaiG3361 G4459 G1096a stumbling blockπρόσκομμαproskommaG4348to theτοῖςtoisG3588weakἀσθενέσιν.asthenesinG772.

10ForγάρgarG1063ifἐὰνeanG1437someoneτιςtisG5100withαὐτοῦautouG846a weakἀσθενοῦςasthenousG772conscienceσυνείδησιςsuneidēsisG4893seesG3708youσὲseG4771whoτὸνtonG3588are well informedἔχοντα γνῶσινechonta gnōsinG2192 G1108eatingκατακείμενον,katakeimenonG2621inἐνenG1722an idol’s templeεἰδωλείῳeidōleiōG1493,will he notοὐχὶouchiG3780ἡhēG3588beὄντοςontosG1510encouragedοἰκοδομηθήσεταιoikodomēthēsetaiG3618toεἰςeisG1519eatἐσθίειν;esthieinG2068τὸtoG3588foodτὰtaG3588sacrificed to idolsεἰδωλόθυταeidōlothutaG1494?

11SoγὰρgarG1063thisὁhoG3588weakἀσθενῶνasthenōnG770τῇtēaG3588brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80,forδι᾽di᾽G1223whomὃνhonG3739ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547diedἀπέθανεν.apethanenG599,is destroyedἀπόλλυταιapollutaiG622byἐνenG1722ὁhoG3588yourG4674knowledgeγνώσει,gnōseiG1108.

12δὲdeG1161By sinningἁμαρτάνοντεςhamartanontesG264againstεἰςeisG1519yourτοὺςtousG3588brothersἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80in this wayοὕτωςhoutōsG3779andκαὶkaiG2532woundingτύπτοντεςtuptontesG5180theirαὐτῶνautōnG846weakἀσθενοῦσαν,asthenousanG770τὴνtēnG3588conscienceσυνείδησινsuneidēsinG4893,you sinἁμαρτάνετε.hamartaneteG264againstεἰςeisG1519ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547.

13ThereforeδιόπερdioperG1355,ifεἰeiG1487what I eatβρῶμαbrōmaG1033causesσκανδαλίζειskandalizeiG4624τὸνtonG3588myG1473brother to stumbleἀδελφόνadelphonG80,I will never eatοὐ μὴ φάγωou mē phagōG3756 G3361 G5315meatκρέαkreaG2907againεἰς τὸν αἰῶναeis ton aiōnaG1519 G3588 G165,so thatἵναinaG2443I will not causeμὴ σκανδαλίσω.¶mē skandalisōG3361 G4624τὸνtonG3588himto stumbleἀδελφόνadelphonG1473 G80.

(Ezekiel 14:1–11; Romans 14:13–23)

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 8