Revised Version 1895

1 Corinthians 8

1NowδὲdeG1161concerningΠερὶPeriG4012thingsG3956sacrificedG1494toG3956idolsG1494:WeG3754knowG1492thatG3754weG3754allG3956haveknowledgeγνῶσινgnōsinG1108.KnowledgeγνῶσιςgnōsisG1108puffethupοἰκοδομεῖ.oikodomeiG3618,butδὲdeG1161loveἀγάπηagapēG26edifieth.

2IfG1487anyG5100manG5100thinkeththatG1097heG1487knowethanythingG5100,heG1487knowethnotG3768yetοὔπωoupōG3768asκαθὼςkathōsG2531heG1487oughtG1163toG1163knowG1097;

3butδέdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487anyτιςtisG5100manοὗτοςhoutosG3778lovethGodθεόν,theonG2316,theτὸνtonG3588sameG846isknownἔγνωσταιegnōstaiG1097ofG2316himG846.

4ConcerningΠερὶPeriG4012thereforeοὖνounG3767theτῆςtēsG3588eatingβρώσεωςbrōseōsG1035ofG2316thingsG1494sacrificedG1494toG2532idolsεἴδωλονeidōlonG1497,weεἰeiG1487knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754noG3762idolG1497isanythingG3762inG1722theτῶνtōnG3588worldκόσμῳkosmōG2889,andG2532thatὅτιhotiG3754thereG1722isnoG3762GodθεὸςtheosG2316butG2532oneεἷς.heisG1520.

5ForγὰρgarG1063thoughG2532thereG1510beG1510thatG3004areG1510calledG3004godsθεοὶtheoiG2316,whetherG1535inG1722heavenοὐρανῷouranōG3772orG2532onἐπὶepiG1909earthγῆς,gēsG1093;asG1722thereG1510areG1510godsθεοὶtheoiG2316manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183,andG2532lordsκύριοιkurioiG2962manyπολλοί·polloiG4183;

6yetG2532toG1519usG1519thereG3962isoneεἷςheisG1520GodθεὸςtheosG2316,theG3956FatherπατὴρpatērG3962,ofἐξexG1537whomοὗhouG3739areallG3956thingsG3956,andG2532weG2249untohimαὐτόν,autonG846;andG2532oneεἷςheisG1520LordκύριοςkuriosG2962,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547,throughδι᾽di᾽G1223whomοὗhouG3739areallG3956thingsG3956,andG2532weG2249throughδι᾽di᾽G1223himαὐτοῦ.autouG846.

7HowbeitinἐνenG1722allG3956menG3956thereG1510isG1510notοὐκoukG3756thatG3956knowledgeγνῶσις·gnōsisG1108:butG1161someG5100,beingοὖσαousaG1510useduntilG2193nowδὲdeG1161toG2193theG3956idolεἰδώλουeidōlouG1497,eatἐσθίουσιν,esthiousinG2068asὡςhōsG5613ofG5100athingG846sacrificedεἰδωλόθυτονeidōlothutonG1494toG2193anG1510idolG1497;andκαὶkaiG2532theirG846conscienceσυνείδησιςsuneidēsisG4893beingG1510weakἀσθενὴςasthenēsG772isG1510defiledμολύνεται.molunetaiG3435.

8ButδὲdeG1161meatG3588willG2316notG3756commendπαραστήσειparastēseiG3936ustoG2316Godθεῷ·theōG2316:neitherοὔτεouteG3777,ifἐὰνeanG1437weG2249eatG2068notG3756, areweG2249theG3588worseὑστερούμεθα,husteroumethaG5302;norοὔτεouteG3777,ifἐὰνeanG1437weG2249eatG2068, areweG2249theG3588betterπερισσεύομεν.¶perisseuomenG4052.

9ButδὲdeG1161takeG1096heedβλέπετεblepeteG991lestμήmēG3361byG1096any meansthisαὕτηhautēG3778libertyG1849ofG1849yoursὑμῶνhumōnG4771becomeγένηταιgenētaiG1096a stumblingblocktoG1849theG3588weakἀσθενέσιν.asthenesinG772.

10ForγάρgarG1063ifG1437amanτιςtisG5100seeG3708theewhichG3588hastknowledgeγνῶσινgnōsinG1108sittingκατακείμενον,katakeimenonG2621atmeatG3588inἐνenG1722anἔχονταechontaG2192idol’sεἰδωλείῳeidōleiōG1493templeG846,willG1510notοὐχὶouchiG3780hisG846conscienceσυνείδησιςsuneidēsisG4893,ifG1437heG846isG1510weakἀσθενοῦςasthenousG772,beG1510emboldenedtoG1519eatἐσθίειν;esthieinG2068thingsG846sacrificedG1494toG1519idolsG1494?

11ForG1063throughG1223thyknowledgeγνώσει,gnōseiG1108heG3739thatG3739isweakἀσθενῶνasthenōnG770perisheth,theG3588brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80forG1063whoseG3739sakeG1223ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547diedἀπέθανεν.apethanenG599.

12AndG2532thusοὕτωςhoutōsG3779,sinningἁμαρτάνοντεςhamartanontesG264againstεἰςeisG1519theG3588brethrenἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80,andG2532woundingτύπτοντεςtuptontesG5180theirG846conscienceσυνείδησινsuneidēsinG4893whenG2532itG846isweakἀσθενοῦσαν,asthenousanG770, yesinἁμαρτάνετε.hamartaneteG264againstεἰςeisG1519ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547.

13Wherefore,ifεἰeiG1487meatκρέαkreaG2907makethmyG4624brotherἀδελφόνadelphonG80toG1519stumbleG4624,IG1473willG80eatG2068noG3756fleshforG1519evermore,thatἵναinaG2443IG1473makeG3361notG3756myG4624brotherἀδελφόνadelphonG80toG1519stumbleG4624.

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain

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