And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice to the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their hands.

we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no God but one.

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.

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?

What say I then? That a thing sacrificed to idols is any thing? or that an idol is any thing?

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.