1 Corinthians 8

Take Care with Your Liberty

1NowG1161 concerningG4012 1thingsG1494 sacrificedG1494 to idolsG1494, we knowG3609 that we allG3956 haveG2192 2knowledgeG1108. KnowledgeG1108 34makesG5448 arrogantG5448, but loveG26 5edifiesG3618. 26IfG1487 anyoneG5100 supposesG1380 that he knowsG1097 anythingG5100, he has not yetG3768 7knownG1097 as he oughtG1163 to knowG1097; 3but ifG1487 anyoneG5100 lovesG25 GodG2316, he 8is knownG1097 by Him.

4ThereforeG3767 concerningG4012 the eatingG1035 of 9thingsG1494 sacrificedG1494 to idolsG1494, we knowG3609 that 10there is 11noG3762 such thingG3762 as an idolG1497 in the worldG2889, and that 12there is noG3762 GodG2316 but oneG1520. 5For evenG2532 ifG1512 13there are so-calledG3004 godsG2316 whetherG1535 in heavenG3772 orG1535 on earthG1093, as indeedG5618 there are manyG4183 godsG2316 and manyG4183 lordsG2962, 6yetG235 for us 14there is but oneG1520 GodG2316, 15the FatherG3962, 16from whomG3739 are allG3956 thingsG3956 and we exist for Him; and 17oneG1520 LordG2962, JesusG2424 ChristG5547, 18by whomG3739 are allG3956 thingsG3956, and we exist throughG1223 Him.

7HoweverG235 not allG3956 menG3956 19have thisG3588 knowledgeG1108; but 20someG5100, being accustomedG4914 to the idolG1497 untilG2193 nowG737, eatG2068 food as ifG5613 it were sacrificedG1494 to an idolG1494; and their conscienceG4893 beingG1510 weakG772 is defiledG3435. 8But 21foodG1033 will not 22commendG3936 us to GodG2316; we are neitherG3777 23the worseG5302 ifG1437 we do not eatG2068, norG3777 24the betterG4052 ifG1437 we do eatG2068. 9But 25takeG991 careG991 that thisG3778 26libertyG1849 of yoursG4771 does not somehowG4458 becomeG1096 a stumblingG4348 blockG4348 to the 27weakG772. 10For ifG1437 someoneG5100 seesG3708 you, who haveG2192 28knowledgeG1108, diningG2621 in an idol’sG1493 templeG1493, will not his conscienceG4893, if he is weakG772, be strengthenedG3618 to eatG2068 29thingsG1494 sacrificedG1494 to idolsG1494? 11For throughG1722 30your knowledgeG1108 he who is weakG770 31is ruinedG622, the brotherG80 for whoseG3739 sakeG1223 ChristG5547 diedG599. 1232And soG3779, by sinningG264 againstG1519 the brethrenG80 and woundingG5180 their conscienceG4893 when it is weakG770, you sinG264 33againstG1519 ChristG5547. 13ThereforeG1355, 34ifG1487 foodG1033 causesG4624 my brotherG80 to stumbleG4624, I will neverG3756G3361 eatG2068 meatG2907 again, soG2443 that I will not causeG4624 my brotherG80 to stumbleG4624.