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1 Corinthians 8:1-3
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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]

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  1. 1 Corinthians 8:1 The expression Now concerning introduces a reply to a question in the Corinthians' letter; see 7:1
  2. 1 Corinthians 8:3 Greek him
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1 Corinthians 9:19
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19 For (A)though I am free from all, (B)I have made myself a servant to all, that I might (C)win more of them.

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1 Corinthians 9:23
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23 I do it all for the sake of the gospel, (A)that I may share with them in its blessings.

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