Take Care with Your Liberty

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. (E)If anyone thinks that he knows anything, he has not yet (F)known as he ought to know; but if anyone loves God, he (G)is known by Him.

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  1. 1 Corinthians 8:1 Lit puffs up

Concerning Food Offered to Idols

Now concerning food offered to idols: We know that we all possess knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. If anyone thinks he really[a] knows something, he has not yet learned it as he ought to know it. But anyone who loves God is known by him.[b]

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  1. 1 Corinthians 8:2 The Gk. lacks really
  2. 1 Corinthians 8:3 I.e. Other mss. lack by him