1 Corinthians 8
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1 Corinthians 8:1-10

1NowδὲdeG1161aboutΠερὶPeriG4012foodτῶνtōnG3588sacrificed to idolsεἰδωλοθύτων,eidōlothutōnG1494:We knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754we all haveπάντες ἔχομεν.pantes echomenG3956G2192knowledgeγνῶσινgnōsinG1108ἡhēG3588.KnowledgeγνῶσιςgnōsisG1108puffs upφυσιοῖ,phusioiG5448,butδὲdeG1161ἡhēG3588loveἀγάπηagapēG26builds upοἰκοδομεῖ.oikodomeiG3618.
2εἴeiG1487The one whoτιςtisG5100thinksδοκεῖdokeiG1380he knowsἐγνωκέναιegnōkenaiG1097somethingτι,tiG5100does not yet knowοὔπω ἔγνωoupō egnōG3768G1097asκαθὼςkathōsG2531he oughtδεῖdeiG1163to knowγνῶναι·gnōnaiG1097.
3ButδέdeG1161εἰeiG1487the one whoτιςtisG5100lovesἀγαπᾷagapaG25τὸνtonG3588Godθεόν,theonG2316οὗτοςhoutosG3778is knownἔγνωσταιegnōstaiG1097byὑπ᾽hup᾽G5259Godαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846.
4SoοὖνounG3767aboutΠερὶPeriG4012τῆςtēsG3588eatingβρώσεωςbrōseōsG1035τῶνtōnG3588food sacrificed to idolsεἰδωλοθύτωνeidōlothutōnG1494:We knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754an idolεἴδωλονeidōlonG1497isnothing at allοὐδὲνoudenG3762inἐνenG1722theworldκόσμῳkosmōG2889,andκαὶkaiG2532thatὅτιhotiG3754there isnoοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762GodθεὸςtheosG2316butεἰ μὴei mēG1487G3361oneεἷς.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 artiG4914G2193G737τοῦtouG3588to idolsεἰδώλουeidōlouG1497thatthey eatἐσθίουσιν,esthiousinG2068such foodas ifὡςhōsG5613it were sacrificed to an idolεἰδωλόθυτονeidōlothutonG1494.AndκαὶkaiG2532sincetheirαὐτῶνautōnG846ἡhēG3588conscienceσυνείδησιςsuneidēsisG4893isοὖσαousaG1510weakἀσθενὴςasthenēsG772,it is defiledμολύνεται.molunetaiG3435.
8ButδὲdeG1161foodβρῶμαbrōmaG1033does not bring us closerοὐ παραστήσειou parastēseiG3756G3936G1473toτῷtōG3588Godθεῷ·theōG2316οὔτεouteG3777:We are no worseὑστερούμεθα,husteroumethaG5302ifἐὰνeanG1437we do not eatφάγωμενphagōmenG3361G5315, andοὔτεouteG3777noG3361betterπερισσεύομεν.¶perisseuomenG4052ifἐὰνeanG1437we doφάγωμενphagōmenG5315.
9Be carefulβλέπετεblepeteG991,howeverδὲdeG1161, thatαὕτηhautēG3778yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771ἡhēG3588freedomἐξουσίαexousiaG1849does not becomeμή γένηταιmē genētaiG3361G4459G1096a stumbling blockπρόσκομμαproskommaG4348to theτοῖςtoisG3588weakἀσθενέσιν.asthenesinG772.
10ForγάρgarG1063ifἐὰνeanG1437someoneτιςtisG5100withαὐτοῦautouG846a weakἀσθενοῦςasthenousG772conscienceσυνείδησιςsuneidēsisG4893seesG3708youσὲseG4771whoτὸνtonG3588are well informedἔχοντα γνῶσινechonta gnōsinG2192G1108eatingκατακείμενον,katakeimenonG2621inἐνenG1722an idol’s templeεἰδωλείῳeidōleiōG1493,will he notοὐχὶouchiG3780ἡhēG3588beὄντοςontosG1510encouragedοἰκοδομηθήσεταιoikodomēthēsetaiG3618toεἰςeisG1519eatἐσθίειν;esthieinG2068τὸtoG3588foodτὰtaG3588sacrificed to idolsεἰδωλόθυταeidōlothutaG1494?
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