1 Corinthians 8:1

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Summary

Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth.

Touching

We all

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Touching

For if some man sees thee, who have knowledge, dining in an idol-temple, will not his conscience, being weak, be strengthened to eat things sacrificed to idols?

What therefore do I say, that an idol is anything, or that a sacrifice to an idol is anything?

for they called the people to the sacrifices of their gods. And the people ate, and bowed down to their gods.

Now therefore why do ye challenge God, to place a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?

And about the Gentiles who have believed, we sent word, having decided for them to keep no such thing, except for them to guard against what is sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from what is strangled, and from fornication.

But I have a few things against thee, because thou have there men who adhere to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to cast a snare before the sons of Israel, even to eat idol sacrifices, and to fornicate.

We all

If any man presumes to know anything, he knows nothing yet as he ought to know.

that in everything ye were enriched in him, in all speech and in all knowledge.

We are foolish for the sake of Christ, but ye are wise in Christ. We are weak, but ye are strong. Ye are esteemed, but we are disreputable.

And if I have prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith so as to remove mountains, and have not love, I am nothing.

Brothers, become not children in your thoughts. Instead be childlike in wickedness, but in your thoughts become mature.

Sober up rightly, and do not sin, for some have ignorance of God. I speak shame about you.

I know and am persuaded in Lord Jesus, that nothing is profane by itself, except to him who regards anything to be profane. To that man it is profane.

Let no man umpire against you insisting on self-mortification, and worship of the heavenly agents, intruding in things that he has not seen, vainly puffed up by the mind of his flesh,

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he says who hears the words of God, and knows the knowledge of the Most High, who sees the vision of the Almighty, falling down, and having his eyes open:

What ye know, I also know; I am not inferior to you.

I speak as to wise men, judge ye what I say.

Let all things of you be done in love.