1 Corinto 8
Magandang Balita Biblia
Tungkol sa Pagkaing Inihandog sa Diyus-diyosan
8 Ngayon, ipaliliwanag ko naman sa inyo ang tungkol sa mga pagkaing inihandog sa mga diyus-diyosan. Alam nating “may kaalaman tayong lahat,” gaya ng sabi ng iba. Ang kaalamang ito ay nagtutulak sa tao na maging mapagmataas, subalit ang pag-ibig ay nakakapagpatatag. 2 Ang nag-aakalang may nalalaman siya ay hindi pa nakakaalam ng dapat niyang malaman. 3 Ngunit ang umiibig sa Diyos ay kilala ng Diyos.
4 Kaya nga, tungkol sa pagkaing inihandog sa diyus-diyosan, alam nating ang mga diyus-diyosan ay larawan ng mga bagay na di-totoo, at alam nating iisa lamang ang Diyos. 5 Kahit na may tinatawag na “mga diyos” sa langit at sa lupa, at ang mga tinatawag na “mga diyos” at “mga panginoon” ay marami, 6 subalit para sa atin ay iisa lamang ang Diyos, ang Ama na lumikha ng lahat ng bagay, at tayo'y nabubuhay para sa kanya. Iisa ang Panginoon, si Jesu-Cristo, at sa pamamagitan niya'y nilikha ang lahat ng bagay, at sa pamamagitan din niya'y nabubuhay tayo.
7 Subalit hindi lahat ay nakakaalam nito. May mga taong nasanay na sa pagsamba sa mga diyus-diyosan noong una, kaya't hanggang ngayon, kapag kumakain sila ng ganoong pagkain, inaakala pa rin nila na iyon ay handog sa diyus-diyosan. Dahil mahina ang kanilang budhi, ang akala nila'y nagkakasala sila kapag kumain sila niyon. 8 Ang pagkain ay walang kinalaman sa katayuan natin sa harap ng Diyos. Walang mawawala sa atin kung hindi tayo kumain ng ganoong pagkain, at wala ring kabutihang maidudulot sa atin kung kumain man tayo niyan.
9 Ngunit mag-ingat kayo, baka ang paggamit ninyo ng kalayaang kumain ng anumang pagkain ay maging sanhi ng pagkakasala ng mahihina sa kanyang paniniwala. 10 Kung ikaw na may sapat na kaalaman ay kumakain sa loob ng templo ng mga diyus-diyosan, at makita ka ng kapatid na mahina ang budhi, hindi kaya siya mabuyong kumain niyon kahit inihandog sa diyus-diyosan? 11 Dahil sa inaakala mong “kaalaman” ay napapahamak ang iyong mahinang kapatid na tinubos din ng kamatayan ni Cristo. 12 Sa ganoong paraan, nagkakasala kayo sa inyong mga kapatid kaya't nagkakasala kayo kay Cristo dahil sinugatan ninyo ang kanilang budhi. 13 Kaya nga, kung dahil sa pagkain ay itinutulak ko sa pagkakasala ang aking kapatid, hindi na ako kakain ng karne upang hindi siya magkasala.
1 Corinthians 8
New American Standard Bible
Take Care with Your Liberty
8 Now concerning (A)food sacrificed to idols, we know that we all have (B)knowledge. Knowledge [a](C)makes one conceited, but love (D)edifies people. 2 (E)If anyone thinks that he knows anything, he has not yet (F)known as he ought to know; 3 but if anyone loves God, he (G)is known by Him.
4 Therefore, concerning the eating of (H)food sacrificed to idols, we know that an (I)idol is [b]nothing at all in the world, and that (J)there is no God but one. 5 For even if (K)there are so-called gods whether in heaven or on earth, as indeed there are many gods and many lords, 6 yet for us (L)there is only one God, (M)the Father, (N)from whom are all things, and we exist for Him; and (O)one Lord, Jesus Christ, (P)by whom are all things, and we exist through Him.
7 However, not all people (Q)have this knowledge; but (R)some, being accustomed to the idol until now, eat food as if it were sacrificed to an idol; and their conscience, being weak, is defiled. 8 Now (S)food will not bring us [c]close to God; we are neither [d]the worse if we do not eat, nor [e]the better if we do eat. 9 But (T)take care that this [f]freedom of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block to the (U)weak. 10 For if someone sees you, the one who has (V)knowledge, dining in an idol’s temple, will his conscience, if he is weak, not be strengthened to eat (W)things sacrificed to idols? 11 For through (X)your knowledge the one who is weak (Y)is ruined, the brother or sister for whose sake Christ died. 12 (Z)And so, by sinning against the brothers and sisters and wounding their conscience when it is weak, you sin (AA)against Christ. 13 Therefore, (AB)if food causes my brother to sin, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause my brother to sin.
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 8:1 Lit puffs up
- 1 Corinthians 8:4 I.e., what it represents does not exist
- 1 Corinthians 8:8 Or before God
- 1 Corinthians 8:8 Lit lacking
- 1 Corinthians 8:8 Lit abounding
- 1 Corinthians 8:9 Lit right
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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