1 Now about things offered to images: we all seem to ourselves to have knowledge. Knowledge gives pride, but love gives true strength.
2 If anyone seems to himself to have knowledge, so far he has not the right sort of knowledge about anything;
3 But if anyone has love for God, God has knowledge of him.
4 So, then, as to the question of taking food offered to images, we are certain that an image is nothing in the world, and that there is no God but one.
5 For though there are those who have the name of gods, in heaven or on earth, as there are a number of gods and a number of lords,
6 There is for us only one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we are for him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and we have our being through him.
7 Still, all men have not that knowledge: but some, being used till now to the image, are conscious that they are taking food which has been offered to the image; and because they are not strong in the faith, their minds are troubled.
8 But God's approval of us is not based on the food we take: if we do not take it we are no worse for it; and if we take it we are no better.
9 But take care that this power of yours does not give cause for trouble to the feeble.
10 For if a man sees you, who have knowledge, taking food as a guest in the house of an image, will it not give him, if he is feeble, the idea that he may take food offered to images?
11 And so, through your knowledge, you are the cause of destruction to your brother, for whom Christ underwent death.
12 And in this way, doing evil to the brothers, and causing trouble to those whose faith is feeble, you are sinning against Christ.
13 For this reason, if food is a cause of trouble to my brother, I will give up taking meat for ever, so that I may not be a cause of trouble to my brother.
1 关于祭过偶像的食物， 我们晓得我们都有知识。但知识会使人自高自大， 唯有爱心能造就人。
2 如果有人自以为知道些什么， 那么， 他应该知道的， 他还是不知道。
3 如果有人爱 神， 这人是 神所知道的。
4 关于吃祭过偶像的食物， 我们知道世上的偶像算不得什么， 也知道 神只有一位， 没有别的神。
5 虽然有被称为神的， 无论在天上或在地上（就如有许多的"神"许多的"主"），
6 然而我们只有一位 神， 就是父； 万物都是从他而来， 我们也为了他而活。我们也只有一位主， 就是耶稣基督； 万物都是借着他而有的， 我们也是借着他而有的。
7 不过， 这种知识不是人人都有的。有些人直到现在习惯了拜偶像的事， 因此他们吃的时候， 就把这些食物看作是真的献过给偶像的； 他们的良心既然软弱， 就被污秽了。
8 其实食物不能使我们亲近 神， 我们不吃也无损， 吃也无益。
9 然而你们要谨慎， 免得你们这自由成了软弱的人的绊脚石。
10 因为如果有人看见你这有知识的人， 在偶像的庙里吃饭， 他的良心若是软弱， 他不就放胆去吃那祭过偶像的食物吗？
11 因此， 基督已经为他死了的那软弱的弟兄， 就因你的知识而灭亡了。
12 你们这样得罪弟兄， 伤了他们软弱的良心， 就是得罪基督了。
13 所以， 如果食物使我的弟兄跌倒， 我就永远不再吃肉， 免得使我的弟兄跌倒了。