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8:1 Now concerning idol-sacrifices: we know that all have knowledge. Knowledge is arrogant, but love* builds up.

8:2 But if anyone thinks to have known anything, he has known nothing yet like it is essential to know;

8:3 but if anyone loves* God, this one has been known by him.

8:4 Therefore concerning the food of idol-sacrifices, we know that an idol in the world is nothing and that there is no other God except one.

8:5 For* if indeed* there are so called* gods, whether in heaven or upon the earth; just-like there are many such gods and many such lords,

8:6 but to us, there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things, and we are *for him, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and we are through him.

8:7 But the knowledge is not in all people, but until now some, with the conscience of the idol, eat it like an idol-sacrifice, and their conscience is defiled, being weak.

8:8 But food does not present us to God; for* neither if we eat, do we abound? Nor, if we do not eat, are we lacking?



8:9 But beware*, lest this liberty of yours* might become a stumbling block to the weak.

8:10 For* if anyone sees you, (the one who has knowledge), reclining at a table in an idol's sanctuary, will not his conscience, being weak, be built up to eat what is the idol-sacrifices?

8:11 And the weak brother will be perishing on the basis of your knowledge, but Christ died because of him.

8:12 Now thus, by sinning directly at the brethren and beating their weak conscience, you* are sinning directly at Christ.

8:13 Hence, if food is offending my brother, I should never eat an idol's meats forever, in order that I may not offend my brother.