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Take Care with Your Liberty

Now concerning (A)things sacrificed to idols, we know that we all have (B)knowledge. Knowledge (C)puffs up, but love (D)builds up. (E)If anyone thinks that he has known anything, he has not yet (F)known as he ought to know; but if anyone loves God, he (G)has been known by Him.

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Food Sacrificed to Idols

Now regarding your question about food that has been offered to idols. Yes, we know that “we all have knowledge” about this issue. But while knowledge makes us feel important, it is love that strengthens the church. Anyone who claims to know all the answers doesn’t really know very much. But the person who loves God is the one whom God recognizes.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 8:3 Some manuscripts read the person who loves has full knowledge.