1 Now about the things sacrificed to idols. We know that all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.
2 If any man presumes to know anything, he knows nothing yet as he ought to know.
3 But if any man loves God, this man is known by him.
4 Therefore about eating the things sacrificed to idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no other God except one.
5 For also since there are things called gods, whether in heaven or on the earth, as there are many gods and many lords,
6 yet to us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things, and we for him, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and we through him.
7 Nevertheless the knowledge is not in all men, but some, with conscience of the idol until now, eat as sacrificed to idols, and their weak conscience is defiled.
8 But food does not present us to God, for neither if we eat are we ahead, nor if we do not eat are we behind.
9 But take heed lest somehow this privilege of yours becomes a stumbling-block to those who are weak.
10 For if some man sees thee, who have knowledge, dining in an idol-temple, will not his conscience, being weak, be strengthened to eat things sacrificed to idols?
11 And by thy knowledge the brother, being weak, will be ruined, for whom Christ died.
12 And sinning this way against the brothers, and wounding their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.
13 Therefore if food causes my brother to stumble, I will no, not eat meat into the age, so that I may not cause my brother to stumble.
1 To speake of thinges dedicate vnto ydols we are sure that we all have knowledge. knowledge maketh a man swell: bnt love edifieth.
2 If eny man thinke that he knoweth eny thinge he knoweth nothynge yet as he ought to knowe.
3 But yf eny man love god the same is knowen of him.
4 To speake of meate dedicat vnto ydols we are sure that ther is none ydoll in the worlde and that ther is none other god but one.
5 And though ther be yt are called goddes whether in heven other in erth (as ther be goddes many and lordes many)
6 yet vnto vs is there but one god which is the father of whom are all thinges and we in him: and one lorde Iesus Christ by whom are all thinges and we by him.
7 But every man hath not knowledge. For some suppose that ther is an ydoll vntyll this houre and eate as of a thinge offered vnto ye ydole and so their consciences beynge yet weake are defyled.
8 Meate maketh vs not acceptable to god. Nether yf we eate are we ye better. Nether yf we eate not are we the worsse.
9 But take hede that youre libertie cause not ye weake to faule.
10 For yf some man se ye which hast knowledge sit at meate in the ydoles teple shall not the conscience of hym which is weake be boldened to eate those thinges which are offered vnto ye ydole?
11 And so thorow thy knowledge shall ye weake brother perisshe for whom christ dyed.
12 Whe ye synne so agaynst the brethren and wounde their weake consciences ye synne agaynst Christ.
13 Wherfore yf meate hurt my brother I will eate no flesshe whill the worlde stondeth because I will not hurte my brother.