LITV - I Corinthians - 8

8:1  But concerning the sacrifices to idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.

8:2  But if anyone thinks to know anything, he still has known nothing as he ought to know.

8:3  But if anyone loves God, he has been known by Him.

8:4  Then concerning the eating of things sacrificed to idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no other God except one.

8:5  For even if some are called gods, either in the heavens or on the earth; (even as there are many gods, and many lords);

8:6  but to us is one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we for Him; and one Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and we by Him.

8:7  But the knowledge is not in all; but some being aware of the idol eat as an idolatrous sacrifice until now; and their conscience being weak is defiled.

8:8  But food will not commend us to God. For neither if we eat do we excel, nor if we do not eat are we behind.

8:9  But be careful lest this authority of yours become a cause of stumbling to the weak ones.

8:10  For if anyone sees you, the one having knowledge, sitting in an idol-temple, will not the weak one's conscience be lifted up so as to eat things sacrificed to idols?

8:11  And on your knowledge the weak brother will fall, he for whom Christ died.

8:12  And sinning in this way against your brothers, and wounding their conscience, being weak, you sin against Christ.

8:13  On account of this, if food offends my brother, I will not at all eat flesh forever, so that I do not offend my brother.