Parallel Verses
John Wesley New Testament
Now as to things sacrified to idols, we know: for all of us have knowledge.
New American Standard Bible
Now concerning
King James Version
Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth.
Holman Bible
About food offered to idols:
International Standard Version
Now concerning food offered to idols: We know that we all possess knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.
A Conservative Version
Now about the things sacrificed to idols. We know that all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.
American Standard Version
Now concerning things sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but love edifieth.
Amplified
Now about food sacrificed to idols, we know that we all have knowledge [concerning this]. Knowledge [alone] makes [people self-righteously] arrogant, but love [that unselfishly seeks the best for others] builds up and encourages others to grow [in wisdom].
An Understandable Version
I now want to reply to the matter of idolatrous sacrifices [which you wrote to me about]. We know that we all possess knowledge. [Note: This may be a statement posed to Paul by the Corinthians, who seemed quite preoccupied with "knowledge"]. Knowledge [only] makes people arrogant, while love builds them up [spiritually].
Anderson New Testament
Now, with respect to meats offered to idols, we know, (for we all have knowledge: knowledge puffs up with pride, but love edifies.
Bible in Basic English
Now about things offered to images: we all seem to ourselves to have knowledge. Knowledge gives pride, but love gives true strength.
Common New Testament
Now concerning food sacrificed to idols: we know that we all possess knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.
Daniel Mace New Testament
Now as to things offered to idols, 'tis certain that the knowledge you all pretend to have, swells you with pride, but 'tis charity that edifieth.
Darby Translation
But concerning things sacrificed to idols, we know, (for we all have knowledge: knowledge puffs up, but love edifies.
Godbey New Testament
But concerning things offered to idols: we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but divine love builds up.
Goodspeed New Testament
About food that has been offered to idols, it is true, as you say, that we all have some knowledge on that matter. Knowledge gives people airs; love is what builds up character.
Julia Smith Translation
And concerning sacrifice to idols, we know, (for we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, and love builds the house.
King James 2000
Now concerning things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love edifies.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Now concerning food sacrificed to idols, we know that "we all have knowledge." Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.
Modern King James verseion
But concerning the sacrifices to idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love edifies.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
To speak of things dedicated unto idols, we are sure that we all have knowledge. Knowledge maketh a man swell: but love edifieth.
Moffatt New Testament
With regard to food that has been offered to idols. Here, of course, 'we all possess knowledge'! Knowledge puffs up, love builds up.
Montgomery New Testament
Now in regard to food which has been offered to idols, we are sure of course that "we all have knowledge." But knowledge puffs up, while love builds up.
NET Bible
With regard to food sacrificed to idols, we know that "we all have knowledge." Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.
New Heart English Bible
Now concerning things sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.
Noyes New Testament
Now concerning the things offered in sacrifice to idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but love edifieth;
Sawyer New Testament
And concerning things offered to idols we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love edifies.
The Emphasized Bible
Now, concerning the idol-sacrifices, we are aware - because we, all, have knowledge, - knowledge, puffeth up, but, love, buildeth up;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
NOW concerning the things sacrificed to idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but love edifieth.
Twentieth Century New Testament
With reference to food that has been offered in sacrifice to idols-We are aware that all of us have knowledge! Knowledge breeds conceit, while love builds up character.
Webster
Now as concerning things offered to idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth.
Weymouth New Testament
Now as to things which have been sacrificed to idols. This is a subject which we already understand--because we all have knowledge of it. Knowledge, however, tends to make people conceited; it is love that builds us up.
Williams New Testament
Now about the foods that have been sacrificed to idols: We know that every one of us has some knowledge of the matter. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.
World English Bible
Now concerning things sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.
Worrell New Testament
Now, concerning the things sacrificed to idols, we know because we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.
Worsley New Testament
Now as to things offered to idols, we know that we all have knowledge about them. Knowledge however puffeth up, but charity edifieth.
Youngs Literal Translation
And concerning the things sacrificed to idols, we have known that we all have knowledge: knowledge puffeth up, but love buildeth up;
Themes
Charity » The attributes of charity
Knowledge » If any man thinks that he knows anything
Knowledge » May become a hinderance instead of a help to men » Begets pride
Knowledge » Danger of » Begets pride
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Word Count of 37 Translations in 1 Corinthians 8:1
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Context Readings
Concerning Food Sacrificed To Idols
1 Now as to things sacrified to idols, we know: for all of us have knowledge. 2 Knowledge puffeth up, but love edifieth. And if any one think he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know.
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Cross References
1 Corinthians 8:7
But there is not in all men this knowledge; for some do even until now, with consciousness of the idol, eat it as sacrificed to the idol, and their conscience, being weak, is defiled.
1 Corinthians 8:4
we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no God but one.
Acts 15:29
and things strangled and fornication; from which keeping yourselves ye will do well. Fare ye well.
Romans 14:3
Let not him that eateth, despise him that eateth not: and let not him that eateth not, judge him that eateth; for God hath received him.
Romans 15:14
And I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye likewise are full of goodness, being filled with all knowledge, and able to admonish one another.
Acts 15:10
Now therefore why endeavour ye to put a yoke on the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?
Acts 15:19-20
Wherefore my sentence is, That we trouble not them who from among the Gentiles turn to God.
Acts 21:25
As touching the Gentiles that believe, we have written and determined, that they should observe no such thing; save only that they keep themselves from what is offered to idols, and from blood, and from what is strangled, and from fornication.
Romans 11:25
Brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, (lest ye should be wise in your own conceits) that hardness is in part happened to Israel, till the fulness of the Gentiles be come in:
Romans 12:16
Agree in the same affection toward each other.
Romans 14:10
But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou despise thy brother? For we shall all stand before the judgment-seat of Christ.
Romans 14:14
I know and am assured by the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean of itself: but to him that accounteth any thing to be unclean, it is unclean.
Romans 14:22
Hast thou faith? have it to thyself before God. Happy is he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth.
1 Corinthians 1:5
That in every thing ye are inriched through him,
1 Corinthians 4:10
We are fools for Christ's sake; but ye are wise in Christ: we are weak; but ye are strong: ye are honourable; but we are despised.
1 Corinthians 4:18
Now some are puffed up, as if I would not come to you.
1 Corinthians 5:2
And are ye puffed up? Have ye not rather mourned, that he who hath done this deed, might be taken from among you?
1 Corinthians 5:6
Your glorying is not good: know ye not, that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?
1 Corinthians 8:2
Knowledge puffeth up, but love edifieth. And if any one think he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know.
1 Corinthians 8:10-11
For if any one see thee, who hast knowledge, sitting at meat in an idol-temple, will not the conscience of him that is weak be encouraged to eat of the things sacrificed to the idol?
1 Corinthians 10:19-22
What say I then? That a thing sacrificed to idols is any thing? or that an idol is any thing?
1 Corinthians 10:28
But if any one say to you, This hath been sacrificed to an idol, eat not, for his sake that shewed thee, and for conscience sake.
1 Corinthians 13:1-13
Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not love, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
1 Corinthians 14:20
Brethren, be not children in understanding: in wickedness be ye as infants, but in understanding be ye grown men.
1 Corinthians 15:34
Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God. I speak this to your shame.
Ephesians 4:16
From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted, by that which every joint supplieth according to the effectual working in the measure of every member, maketh increase of the body, to the edifying of itself in love.
Colossians 2:18
Let none defraud you of your reward by a voluntary humility and worship of angels, intruding into the things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
Revelation 2:14
But I have a few things against thee, that thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balak to cast a stumbling-block before the sons of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit fornication.
Revelation 2:20
But I have against thee, that thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, who callest herself a prophetess, and teacheth and seduceth my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed to idols.