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 someone weak sees you who possess knowledge dining in an idol's temple, will not his conscience be "strengthened" to eat food offered to idols?

Am I saying that idols or food sacrificed to them amount to anything?

These women invited the people to the sacrifices of their gods; then the people ate and bowed down to their gods.

So now why are you putting God to the test by placing on the neck of the disciples a yoke that neither our ancestors nor we have been able to bear?

But regarding the Gentiles who have believed, we have written a letter, having decided that they should avoid meat that has been sacrificed to idols and blood and what has been strangled and sexual immorality."

But I have a few things against you: You have some people there who follow the teaching of Balaam, who instructed Balak to put a stumbling block before the people of Israel so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality.

We all

If someone thinks he knows something, he does not yet know to the degree that he needs to know.

For you were made rich in every way in him, in all your speech and in every kind of knowledge --

We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are distinguished, we are dishonored!

And if I have prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith so that I can remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.

Brothers and sisters, do not be children in your thinking. Instead, be infants in evil, but in your thinking be mature.

Sober up as you should, and stop sinning! For some have no knowledge of God -- I say this to your shame!

I know and am convinced in the Lord Jesus that there is nothing unclean in itself; still, it is unclean to the one who considers it unclean.

Let no one who delights in humility and the worship of angels pass judgment on you. That person goes on at great lengths about what he has supposedly seen, but he is puffed up with empty notions by his fleshly mind.

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the oracle of the one who hears the words of God, and who knows the knowledge of the Most High, who sees a vision from the Almighty, although falling flat on the ground with eyes open:

What you know, I know also; I am not inferior to you!

I am speaking to thoughtful people. Consider what I say.

Everything you do should be done in love.