God’s Word Translation
1 Corinthians 8:2
2Those who think they know something still have a lot to learn.
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, concerning food offered to false gods: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge makes people arrogant, but love builds them up. Those who think they know something still have a lot to learn. 3But if they love God, they are known by God. 4Now about eating food that was offered to false gods: We know that the false gods in this world don’t really exist and that no god exists except the one God.
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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 26:12Have you met a person who thinks he is wise? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
- Proverbs 30:2I’m more ⌞like⌟ a dumb animal than a human being. I don’t ⌞even⌟ have human understanding.
- Romans 11:25Brothers and sisters, I want you to understand this mystery so that you won’t become arrogant. The minds of some Israelites have become closed until all of God’s non-Jewish people are included.
- Galatians 6:3So if any one of you thinks you’re important when you’re really not, you’re only fooling yourself.
- 1 Timothy 1:5My goal in giving you this order is for love to flow from a pure heart, from a clear conscience, and from a sincere faith.
- 1 Timothy 6:3Whoever teaches false doctrine and doesn’t agree with the accurate words of our Lord Jesus Christ and godly teachings
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
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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
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