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1 Corinthians 8
Holman Christian Standard Bible
1 Corinthians 8
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Food Offered to Idols
8 About food offered to idols:(A) We know that “we all have knowledge.”[a] Knowledge inflates with pride,(B) but love(C) builds up. 2 If anyone thinks he knows anything, he does not yet know it as he ought to know it.(D) 3 But if anyone loves God,(E) he is known(F) by Him.
4 About eating food offered to idols, then, we know that “an idol is nothing in the world,” and that “there is no God but one.”(G) 5 For even if there are so-called gods,(H) whether in heaven or on earth—as there are many “gods” and many “lords”—
6 yet for us there is one God, the Father.(I)
All things are from Him,(J)
and we exist for Him.
And there is one Lord, Jesus Christ.
All things are through Him,
and we exist through Him.(K)
7 However, not everyone has this knowledge. In fact, some have been so used to idolatry up until now that when they eat food offered to an idol, their conscience, being weak, is defiled. 8 Food will not make us acceptable to God. We are not inferior if we don’t eat, and we are not better if we do eat.(L) 9 But be careful that this right of yours in no way becomes a stumbling block(M) to the weak. 10 For if someone sees you, the one who has this knowledge, dining in an idol’s temple, won’t his weak conscience be encouraged to eat food offered to idols? 11 Then the weak person, the brother for whom Christ died,(N) is ruined[b](O) by your knowledge.(P) 12 Now when you sin like this against the brothers and wound their weak conscience, you are sinning against Christ. 13 Therefore, if food causes my brother to fall, I will never again eat meat,(Q) so that I won’t cause my brother to fall.
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 8:1 See note at 1Co 6:12-13.
- 1 Corinthians 8:11 Or destroyed
Prva poslanica Korinćanima 8
Hrvatski Novi Zavjet – Rijeka 2001
Prva poslanica Korinćanima 8
Hrvatski Novi Zavjet – Rijeka 2001
Blagovanje mesa žrtvovana idolima
8 Što se tiče mesa žrtvovana idolima, znamo da svi imamo znanje. No znanje nadima, a ljubav izgrađuje. 2 Ako tko misli da što zna, još ne zna kao što treba znati. 3 Ali ako tko ljubi Boga, njega poznaje Bog. 4 Dakle, u pogledu blagovanja mesa žrtvovana idolima, znamo da »nema idola na svijetu« i da »nema Boga osim Jednoga«. 5 Jer čak i da ima takozvanih bogova, bilo na nebu ili na zemlji, kao što ima mnogo bogova i mnogo gospodara, 6 nama je ipak jedan Bog, Otac, od koga je sve, i mi u Njemu, i jedan Gospodin, Isus Krist, po kome je sve, i mi po Njemu. 7 Ali nemaju svi toga znanja. Neki pak, sve dosad naviknuti na idole, još jedu meso kao idolima žrtvovano i njihova se savjest kalja jer je slaba. 8 A jelo nas neće približiti k Bogu. Niti gubimo ako ne jedemo, niti dobivamo ako jedemo. 9 Ali pazite da ne bi kako ova vaša sloboda postala spoticaj slabima. 10 Jer vidi li tko tebe koji posjeduješ znanje gdje sjediš u idolskom hramu, neće li ga njegova savjest, budući slaba, ohrabriti da jede meso žrtvovano idolima? 11 Jer zbog tvojega znanja propada slabi, brat za kojega je Krist umro. 12 Tako griješeći protiv braće i ranjavajući njihovu slabu savjest, griješite protiv Krista. 13 Upravo zato ako jelo sablažnjuje moga brata, ne, neću jesti mesa dovijeka, da ne sablaznim brata svojega.
1 Corinthians 8
New Century Version
1 Corinthians 8
New Century Version
About Food Offered to Idols
8 Now I will write about meat that is sacrificed to idols. We know that “we all have knowledge.” Knowledge puffs you up with pride, but love builds up. 2 If you think you know something, you do not yet know anything as you should. 3 But if any person loves God, that person is known by God.
4 So this is what I say about eating meat sacrificed to idols: We know that an idol is really nothing in the world, and we know there is only one God. 5 Even though there are things called gods, in heaven or on earth (and there are many “gods” and “lords”), 6 for us there is only one God—our Father. All things came from him, and we live for him. And there is only one Lord—Jesus Christ. All things were made through him, and we also were made through him.
7 But not all people know this. Some people are still so used to idols that when they eat meat, they still think of it as being sacrificed to an idol. Because their conscience is weak, when they eat it, they feel guilty. 8 But food will not bring us closer to God. Refusing to eat does not make us less pleasing to God, and eating does not make us better in God’s sight.
9 But be careful that your freedom does not cause those who are weak in faith to fall into sin. 10 Suppose one of you who has knowledge eats in an idol’s temple.[a] Someone who is weak in faith might see you eating there and be encouraged to eat meat sacrificed to idols while thinking it is wrong to do so. 11 This weak believer for whom Christ died is ruined because of your “knowledge.” 12 When you sin against your brothers and sisters in Christ like this and cause them to do what they feel is wrong, you are also sinning against Christ. 13 So if the food I eat causes them to fall into sin, I will never eat meat again so that I will not cause any of them to sin.
Footnotes
- 8:10 idol’s temple Building where a god is worshiped.
1 Corinthians 8
New International Version
1 Corinthians 8
New International Version
Concerning Food Sacrificed to Idols
8 Now about food sacrificed to idols:(A) We know that “We all possess knowledge.”(B) But knowledge puffs up while love builds up. 2 Those who think they know something(C) do not yet know as they ought to know.(D) 3 But whoever loves God is known by God.[a](E)
4 So then, about eating food sacrificed to idols:(F) We know that “An idol is nothing at all in the world”(G) and that “There is no God but one.”(H) 5 For even if there are so-called gods,(I) whether in heaven or on earth (as indeed there are many “gods” and many “lords”), 6 yet for us there is but one God,(J) the Father,(K) from whom all things came(L) and for whom we live; and there is but one Lord,(M) Jesus Christ, through whom all things came(N) and through whom we live.
7 But not everyone possesses this knowledge.(O) Some people are still so accustomed to idols that when they eat sacrificial food they think of it as having been sacrificed to a god, and since their conscience is weak,(P) it is defiled. 8 But food does not bring us near to God;(Q) we are no worse if we do not eat, and no better if we do.
9 Be careful, however, that the exercise of your rights does not become a stumbling block(R) to the weak.(S) 10 For if someone with a weak conscience sees you, with all your knowledge, eating in an idol’s temple, won’t that person be emboldened to eat what is sacrificed to idols?(T) 11 So this weak brother or sister, for whom Christ died, is destroyed(U) by your knowledge. 12 When you sin against them(V) in this way and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ.(W) 13 Therefore, if what I eat causes my brother or sister to fall into sin, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause them to fall.(X)
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 8:3 An early manuscript and another ancient witness think they have knowledge do not yet know as they ought to know. 3 But whoever loves truly knows.
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