New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Corinthians 8:4-8

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.

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