New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Corinthians 8

Take Care with Your Liberty

1NowG1161concerningΠερὶPeriG4012thingsG1494sacrificedG1494to idolsG1494,we knowG3609that we allπάντεςpantesG3956haveἔχομεν.echomenG2192knowledgeγνῶσινgnōsinG1108.KnowledgeγνῶσιςgnōsisG1108makesG5448arrogantG5448,but loveἀγάπηagapēG26edifiesοἰκοδομεῖ.oikodomeiG3618.

2IfεἴeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100supposesδοκεῖdokeiG1380that he knowsἐγνωκέναιegnōkenaiG1097anythingτι,tiG5100,he has not yetοὔπωoupōG3768knownἔγνωegnōG1097as he oughtδεῖdeiG1163to knowγνῶναι·gnōnaiG1097;

3but ifεἰeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100lovesἀγαπᾷagapaG25Godθεόν,theonG2316, heis knownἔγνωσταιegnōstaiG1097by Him.

4ThereforeοὖνounG3767concerningΠερὶPeriG4012the eatingβρώσεωςbrōseōsG1035ofthingsG1494sacrificedG1494to idolsG1494,we knowG3609that there isnoG3762such thingG3762as an idolεἴδωλονeidōlonG1497in the worldκόσμῳkosmōG2889, and thatthere is noG3762GodθεὸςtheosG2316but oneεἷς.heisG1520.

5For evenG2532ifG1512there are so-calledλεγόμενοιlegomenoiG3004godsθεοὶtheoiG2316whetherεἴτεeiteG1535in heavenοὐρανῷouranōG3772orεἴτεeiteG1535on earthγῆς,gēsG1093,as indeedὥσπερhōsperG5618there are manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183godsθεοὶtheoiG2316and manyπολλοί·polloiG4183lordsκύριοιkurioiG2962,

6yetἀλλ᾽all᾽G235for us there is butoneεἷςheisG1520GodθεὸςtheosG2316,the FatherπατὴρpatērG3962,from whomοὗhouG3739are allG3956thingsG3956and we exist for Him; andoneεἷςheisG1520LordκύριοςkuriosG2962,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547,by whomοὗhouG3739are allG3956thingsG3956, and we existthroughG1223Him.

7Howeverἀλλ᾽all᾽G235not allG3956menG3956have thisG3588knowledgeγνῶσις·gnōsisG1108; butsomeτινὲςtinesG5100,being accustomedσυνηθείᾳsunētheiaG4914to the idolεἰδώλουeidōlouG1497untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193nowἄρτιartiG737,eatἐσθίουσιν,esthiousinG2068foodas ifὡςhōsG5613it were sacrificedG1494to an idolG1494;and their conscienceσυνείδησιςsuneidēsisG4893beingοὖσαousaG1510weakἀσθενὴςasthenēsG772is defiledμολύνεται.molunetaiG3435.

8ButfoodβρῶμαbrōmaG1033will notcommendπαραστήσειparastēseiG3936us to Godθεῷ·theōG2316;we are neitherοὔτεouteG3777the worseὑστερούμεθα,husteroumethaG5302ifἐὰνeanG1437we do not eatG2068,norοὔτεouteG3777the betterπερισσεύομεν.¶perisseuomenG4052ifἐὰνeanG1437we do eatG2068.

9ButtakeG991careG991that thisαὕτηhautēG3778libertyἐξουσίαexousiaG1849of yoursὑμῶνhumōnG4771does not somehowπωςpōsG4458becomeγένηταιgenētaiG1096a stumblingπρόσκομμαproskommaG4348blockG4348to theweakἀσθενέσιν.asthenesinG772.

10For ifἐὰνeanG1437someoneτιςtisG5100seesG3708you, who haveἔχονταechontaG2192knowledgeγνῶσινgnōsinG1108,diningκατακείμενον,katakeimenonG2621in an idol’sG1493templeG1493,will not his conscienceσυνείδησιςsuneidēsisG4893,if he is weakἀσθενοῦςasthenousG772,be strengthenedοἰκοδομηθήσεταιoikodomēthēsetaiG3618to eatἐσθίειν;esthieinG2068thingsG1494sacrificedG1494to idolsG1494?

11For throughἐνenG1722your knowledgeγνώσει,gnōseiG1108he who is weakἀσθενῶνasthenōnG770is ruinedἀπόλλυταιapollutaiG622,the brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80for whoseὃνhonG3739sakeδι᾽di᾽G1223ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547diedἀπέθανεν.apethanenG599.

12And soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779,by sinningἁμαρτάνοντεςhamartanontesG264againstεἰςeisG1519the brethrenἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80and woundingτύπτοντεςtuptontesG5180their conscienceσυνείδησινsuneidēsinG4893when it is weakἀσθενοῦσαν,asthenousanG770,you sinἁμαρτάνετε.hamartaneteG264againstεἰςeisG1519ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547.

13ThereforeδιόπερdioperG1355,ifεἰeiG1487foodβρῶμαbrōmaG1033causesG4624my brotherἀδελφόνadelphonG80to stumbleG4624,I will neverοὐouG3756 G3361eatG2068meatκρέαkreaG2907again, soἵναinaG2443that I will not causeG4624my brotherἀδελφόνadelphonG80to stumbleG4624.

Take Care with Your Liberty

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 8