1 Corinthians 8:2

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

1With regard to food sacrificed to idols, we know that “we all have knowledge.” Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. If someone thinks he knows something, he does not yet know to the degree that he needs to know. 3But if someone loves God, he is known by God. 4With regard then to eating food sacrificed to idols, we know that “an idol in this world is nothing,” and that “there is no God but one.”

1 Corinthians 8:2 word by word

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 26:12Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
• Proverbs 30:2Surely I am more brutish than any other human being, and I do not have human understanding;
• Romans 11:25For I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers and sisters, so that you may not be conceited: A partial hardening has happened to Israel until the full number of the Gentiles has come in.
• Galatians 6:3For if anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
• 1 Timothy 1:5But the aim of our instruction is love that comes from a pure heart, a good conscience, and a sincere faith.
• 1 Timothy 6:3If someone spreads false teachings and does not agree with sound words (that is, those of our Lord Jesus Christ) and with the teaching that accords with godliness,

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

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 8:2

• Fraternity
• Idolatry
• Pride
• Wisdom

In the dictionaries

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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