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1 Corinthians 8:1

And concerning the things sacrificed to idols, we have known that we all have knowledge: knowledge puffeth up, but love buildeth up;

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

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

In Context

2and if any one doth think to know anything, he hath not yet known anything according as it behoveth [him] to know;

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Cross References

Numbers 25:2and they call for the people to the sacrifices of their gods, and the people eat, and bow themselves to their gods,

Isaiah 47:10And thou art confident in thy wickedness, Thou hast said, 'There is none seeing me,' Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, It is turning thee back, And thou sayest in thy heart, 'I [am], and none else.'

Acts 15:19wherefore I judge: not to trouble those who from the nations do turn back to God,

Acts 21:25'And concerning those of the nations who have believed, we have written, having given judgment, that they observe no such thing, except to keep themselves both from idol-sacrifices, and blood, and a strangled thing, and whoredom.'

Romans 12:16of the same mind one toward another, not minding the high things, but with the lowly going along; become not wise in your own conceit;

Romans 14:10And thou, why dost thou judge thy brother? or again, thou, why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand at the tribunal of the Christ;

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 8:1

The apostle, in this chapter, answers another case proposed to him by some of the Corinthians, about eating those things that had been sacrificed to idols. I. He hints at the occasion of this case, and gives a caution against too high an esteem of their knowledge, ver. 1-3 . II. He asserts the vanity of idols, the unity of the Godhead, and the sole mediation of Christ between God and man, ver. 4-6 . III. He tells them that upon supposition that it were lawful in itself to eat of things offered to idols (for that… Read the whole commentary →

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