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1 Corinthiërs 8
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1 Corinthiërs 8
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Het eten van vlees dat aan de afgoden is geofferd
8 Nu iets over de offers aan afgoden.[a]
We denken allemaal dat we veel weten. En van veel kennis worden we trots. Maar liefde doet andere mensen goed. 2 Als je vindt dat je veel van het geloof weet, dan weet je eigenlijk nog niet wat je zou moeten weten. 3 Maar als je van God houdt, dan ken je God en kent God jou.
4 Ik wil jullie het volgende zeggen over het eten van vlees dat aan de afgoden is geofferd. We weten dat er eigenlijk geen andere goden bestaan. Want er is maar één God. 5 Er zijn in de hemel en op de aarde natuurlijk wel heel veel zogenaamde goden en heren. 6 Maar voor ons is er maar één God. Dat is de Vader, die alle dingen heeft gemaakt, en voor wie wij gemaakt zijn. En voor ons is er maar één Heer: Jezus Christus. Door Hem heeft God alle dingen gemaakt. Door Hem bestaan ook wij.
7 Maar niet alle gelovigen weten dat. Ze denken nog steeds dat de afgoden echte goden zijn. Ze doen nog steeds mee met offerfeesten en eten mee van het offervlees. Ze zijn er wel onzeker over of het wel goed is. Hun geweten heeft er moeite mee. Maar omdat hun geweten nog zwak is, luisteren ze er niet naar. 8 Nu is het zo, dat de dingen die we wel of niet eten, ons niet helpen om dichter bij God te komen. Als we iets niet eten, doet dat onze vriendschap met God geen kwaad. En als we iets wél eten, maakt dat onze vriendschap met God niet beter.
9 Maar let hierop: als jullie iets wél of juist níet eten, mag dat niet slecht zijn voor het geloof van de gelovigen die dit allemaal nog niet zo goed weten. 10 Stel dat jij weet hoe het zit met offervlees. En stel dat iemand jou in de tempel van een afgod offervlees ziet eten. Als hij nog niet zo goed weet hoe het zit, zal hij denken dat het goed is om mee te doen met de offerfeesten voor de afgoden. 11 Dan loopt zíjn geloof schade op, doordat jíj weet hoe het zit met het eten van offervlees. Dat is heel erg, want hij is een broeder. Christus is ook voor hém gestorven. 12 Op die manier doe je verkeerd tegen die broeder. Je beschadigt zijn geweten dat nog zwak is. En als je verkeerd doet tegen een broeder, doe je verkeerd tegen Christus. 13 Als wat ik eet slecht is voor het geloof van mijn broeder, wil ik liever voor eeuwig geen vlees meer eten. Want ik wil niet dat door iets wat ik eet, het geloof van mijn broeder beschadigd wordt.
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthiërs 8:1 Lees ook Handelingen 15:29 en 1 Korintiërs 10:20.
1 Corinthians 8
English Standard Version
1 Corinthians 8
English Standard Version
Food Offered to Idols
8 Now concerning[a] (A)food offered to idols: we know that (B)“all of us possess knowledge.” This “knowledge” (C)puffs up, (D)but love builds up. 2 (E)If anyone imagines that he knows something, (F)he does not yet know as he ought to know. 3 But if anyone loves God, (G)he is known by God.[b]
4 Therefore, as to the eating of food offered to idols, we know that (H)“an idol has no real existence,” and that (I)“there is no God but one.” 5 For although there may be (J)so-called gods in heaven or on earth—as indeed there are many “gods” and many “lords”— 6 yet (K)for us there is one God, the Father, (L)from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and (M)one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and (N)through whom we exist.
7 However, not all possess this knowledge. But some, (O)through former association with idols, eat food as really offered to an idol, and (P)their conscience, being weak, is defiled. 8 (Q)Food will not commend us to God. We are no worse off if we do not eat, and no better off if we do. 9 But take care (R)that this right of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block (S)to the weak. 10 For if anyone sees you who have knowledge eating[c] in an idol's temple, will he not be encouraged,[d] if his conscience is weak, to eat food offered to idols? 11 And so by your knowledge this weak person is (T)destroyed, the brother for whom Christ died. 12 Thus, sinning against your brothers[e] and (U)wounding their conscience when it is weak, (V)you sin against Christ. 13 Therefore, (W)if food makes my brother stumble, I will never eat meat, lest I make my brother stumble.
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 8:1 The expression Now concerning introduces a reply to a question in the Corinthians' letter; see 7:1
- 1 Corinthians 8:3 Greek him
- 1 Corinthians 8:10 Greek reclining at table
- 1 Corinthians 8:10 Or fortified; Greek built up
- 1 Corinthians 8:12 Or brothers and sisters
1 Coríntios 8
Portuguese New Testament: Easy-to-Read Version
1 Coríntios 8
Portuguese New Testament: Easy-to-Read Version
A respeito de comidas oferecidas aos ídolos
8 Com respeito à comida sacrificada aos ídolos, nós sabemos que “todos nós temos conhecimento”. O conhecimento nos enche de orgulho, mas o amor fortalece. 2 Se alguém pensa que sabe alguma coisa, de fato ainda não sabe como deveria saber. 3 Mas quem ama a Deus é conhecido por ele.
4 Quanto à comida sacrificada aos ídolos, nós sabemos que não existe ídolo real no mundo. Sabemos que há somente um Deus. 5 É verdade que alguns ídolos são considerados deuses, ou no céu ou na terra (e há muitos “deuses” e muitos “senhores”). 6 Mas, para nós há somente um Deus, o Pai. Todas as coisas vieram dele e nós vivemos para ele. Há também somente um Senhor, Jesus Cristo. Por ele todas as coisas foram criadas e por meio dele nós também existimos.
7 Mas nem todas as pessoas têm este conhecimento. Alguns, que até agora estavam acostumados a adorar ídolos, quando comem carne pensam que ela pertence ao ídolo, e não têm a certeza se devem comê-la ou não. A consciência deles é fraca e, por isso, se sentem contaminados pela comida. 8 Não é a comida que nos levará para mais perto de Deus, pois não seremos melhores se comermos nem piores se não comermos.
9 Porém tenham cuidado para que a liberdade de vocês não faça os fracos na fé caírem no pecado. 10 Porque se alguém com consciência fraca vir a você, que tem conhecimento, comendo em templo de ídolo, será que ele não vai querer comer também da comida sacrificada aos ídolos? 11 E assim, por causa do seu conhecimento, é destruído o irmão fraco, pelo qual Cristo morreu. 12 E desta maneira, pecando contra os seus irmãos e ferindo a consciência fraca deles, vocês estão pecando contra Cristo. 13 Portanto, se por causa de comida meu irmão peca, eu nunca mais comerei carne, para não fazê-lo pecar.
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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