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Food Offered to Idols

Now as concerning food offered to idols: We know that “we all have knowledge.” Knowledge produces arrogance, but love edifies. So if anyone thinks that he knows anything, he knows nothing yet as he ought to know. But if anyone loves God, this one is known by Him.

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Concerning Food Sacrificed to Idols

Now concerning food sacrificed to idols, we know that “we all have knowledge.”[a] Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. If anyone thinks he knows anything, he has not yet known as it is necessary to know. But if anyone loves God, this one is known by him.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 8:1 Considered by many interpreters to be a slogan used by the Corinthians to justify their behavior