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Take Care with Your Liberty

1 Now° concerning° athings° sacrificed° to idols°, we know° that we all° have° bknowledge°. Knowledge° Icmakes° arrogant°, but love° dedifies°. 2 aIf° anyone° supposes° that he knows° anything°, he has not yet° bknown° as he ought° to know°; 3 but if° anyone° loves° God°, he ais known° by Him.

[1] ILit puffs up aAc 15:20; 1Co 8:4, 7, 10 bRo 15:14; 1Co 8:7, 10; 10:15 c1Co 4:6 dRo 14:19
[2] a1Co 3:18 b1Co 13:8-12; 1Ti 6:4
[3] aPs 1:6; Jr 1:5; Am 3:2; Ro 8:29; 11:2; Ga 4:9

4 ¶ Therefore° concerning° the eating° of athings° sacrificed° to idols°, we know° that Ithere is bno° such thing° as an idol° in the world°, and that cthere is no° God° but one°. 5 For even° if° athere are so-called° gods° whether° in heaven° or° on earth°, as indeed° there are many° gods° and many° lords°, 6 yet° for us athere is [but] one° God°, bthe Father°, cfrom whom° are all° things° and we [exist] for Him; and done° Lord°, Jesus° Christ°, eby whom° are all° things°, and we [exist] through° Him.

[4] ILit nothing is an idol in the world; i.e. an idol has no real existence aAc 15:20; 1Co 8:1, 7, 10 bAc 14:15; 1Co 10:19; Ga 4:8 cDt 4:35, 39; 6:4; 1Co 8:6
[5] a2Th 2:4
[6] aDt 4:35, 39; 6:4; Is 46:9; Jr 10:6, 7; 1Co 8:4 bMal 2:10; Ep 4:6 cRo 11:36 dJn 13:13; 1Co 1:2; Ep 4:5; 1Ti 2:5 eJn 1:3; Col 1:16

7 ¶ However° not all° men° ahave this° knowledge°; but bsome°, being accustomed° to the idol° until° now°, eat° [food] as if° it were sacrificed° to an idol°; and their conscience° being° weak° is defiled°. 8 But afood° will not Icommend° us to God°; we are neither° IIthe worse° if° we do not eat°, nor° IIIthe better° if° we do eat°. 9 But atake° care° that this° Iliberty° of yours° does not somehow° become° a stumbling° block° to the bweak°. 10 For if° someone° sees° you, who have° aknowledge°, dining° in an idol’s° temple°, will not his conscience°, if he is weak°, be strengthened° to eat° bthings° sacrificed° to idols°? 11 For through° ayour knowledge° he who is weak° bis ruined°, the brother° for whose° sake° Christ° died°. 12 aAnd so°, by sinning° against° the brethren° and wounding° their conscience° when it is weak°, you sin° bagainst° Christ°. 13 Therefore°, aif° food° causes° my brother° to stumble°, I will never°° eat° meat° again, so° that I will not cause° my brother° to stumble°.

[7] a1Co 8:4ff bRo 14:14, 22f
[8] IOr present IILit lacking IIILit abounding aRo 14:17
[9] ILit right aRo 14:13, 21; 1Co 10:28; Ga 5:13 bRo 14:1; 1Co 8:10f
[10] a1Co 8:4ff bAc 15:20; 1Co 8:1, 4, 7
[11] a1Co 8:4ff bRo 14:15, 20
[12] aMt 18:6; Ro 14:20 bMt 25:45
[13] aRo 14:21; 1Co 10:32; 2Co 6:3; 11:29


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To abstain from meats offered to idols.

1 ¶ Nowº as touchingº things offered unto idols,º we knowºª thatº we allº haveºª knowledge.º Knowledgeº puffeth up,ºª butº charityº edifieth.ºª 2 Andº if² any man¹² thinkºª that he knowethºª any thing,º he knowethºª nothingº yetº asº he oughtºª to know.ºª 3 Butº if² any man¹² loveºª God,º the sameº is knownºª ofº him.º 4 As concerningº thereforeº the² eatingº of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols,º we knowºª that¹² an idolº [is] nothingº inº the world,º andº thatº [there is] noneº otherº Godº butº one.º 5 Forº thoughºº there beºª that are calledºª gods,º whetherº inº heavenº orº inº earth,º (asº there beºª godsº many,º andº lordsº many,)º 6 Butº to usº [there is but] oneº God,º the² Father,º ofº whomº [are] all things,º andº weº inº him;º andº oneº Lordº Jesusº Christ,º byº whomº [are] all things,º andº weº byº him.º 7 Howbeitº [there is] notº inº every manº that knowledge:º forº someº with conscienceº of the² idolº untoº this hourº eatºª [it] asº a thing offered unto an idol;º andº their¹² conscience¹² beingºª weakº is defiled.ºª

[1] Nu 25:2; Is 5:21; 47:10; Ac 15:10, 19, 29; 21:25; Ro 11:25; 12:16; 14:3, 10, 14, 22; 1Co 1:5; 4:10, 18; 5:2, 6; 8:2, 4, 7, 10, 11; 10:19, 28; 13:1, 2, 4; 14:20; 15:34; Ep 4:16; Col 2:18; Rv 2:14, 20.
[2] Pv 26:12; 30:2; Ro 11:25; Ga 6:3; 1Ti 1:5; 6:3.
[3] Ex 33:12, 17; Ps 1:6; 17:3; 139:1; Na 1:7; Mt 7:23; Jn 10:14; 21:17; Ro 8:28, 29; 11:2; 1Co 2:9; Ga 4:9; 2Ti 2:19; Jm 1:12; 2:5; 1P 1:8; 1Jn 4:19; 5:2; Rv 2:9, 13, 19; 3:8, 15.
[4] Dt 3:24; 4:39; 6:4; 32:39; Ps 115:4; Is 37:16, 20; 41:24; 44:6, 8, 24; 45:5, 14; Jr 10:10, 14; 51:17; Hab 2:19; Mk 12:29; Ac 19:26; 1Co 8:6; 10:19; Ep 4:6; 1Ti 1:17; 2:5; Jde 1:25.
[5] Dt 10:17; Jr 2:11, 28; 11:13; Dn 5:4; Jn 10:34; Ga 4:8; 2Th 2:4.
[6] Jna 1:9; Mal 2:10; Mt 11:27; 28:18; Jn 1:3; 5:20; 10:30; 13:13; 14:9, 20; 17:3, 21, 23; 20:17; Ac 2:36; 5:31; 17:28; Ro 11:36; 1Co 6:13; 8:4; 12:3; Ep 1:3, 20; 3:14; 4:5, 6; Php 2:9; Col 1:6, 16; 1Ti 2:5; He 1:2; 1P 1:2, 21; Rv 1:18.
[7] Ro 14:14, 23; 1Co 1:10; 8:9; 10:28.

We must not abuse our Christian liberty, to the offence of our brethren:

8 Butº meatº commendethºª usº notº to God:º forº neither,º ifº we eat,ºª are we the better;ºª neither,º if¹ª² we eatºª not,¹² are we the worse.ºª 9 Butº take heedºª lest¹ by any means¹² thisº libertyº of yoursº becomeºª a stumblingblockº to them that are weak.ºª 10 Forº ifº any manº seeºª theeº which¹ hastºª knowledgeº sit at meatºª inº the idol's temple,º shall¹ª notº the² conscienceº of himº which isºª weakº be emboldenedºª¹ to eatºª those things which are offered to idols;º

[8] Ro 14:17; 1Co 6:13; Col 2:20; He 13:9.
[9] Lv 19:14; Is 35:3; 57:14; Ezk 14:3; 44:12; Mt 18:6, 10; Lk 17:1; Ro 14:1, 13, 20; 15:1; 1Co 8:10, 12; 9:22; 10:24, 29, 32; 2Co 11:21; Ga 5:13; 1P 2:16; 2P 2:19; Rv 2:14.
[10] Nu 25:2; Jg 9:27; Am 2:8; Ro 14:14, 23; 1Co 8:1; 10:20, 28, 32.

but must bridle our knowledge with charity.

11 Andº throughº thyº knowledgeº shall¹ª the² weakºª brotherº perish,ºª forº whomº Christº died?ºª 12 Butº when ye sinºª soº againstº the² brethren,º andº woundºª their¹² weakºª conscience,º ye sinºª againstº Christ.º 13 Wherefore,º ifº meatº make¹ª my¹ brother¹ to offend,ºª²² I will eatºª noº fleshº while the world standeth,ºº² lestº I make¹ª my¹ brother¹ to offend.ºª²²

[11] Ro 14:15, 20; 15:1; 1Co 8:13; 10:33; 11:1.
[12] Gn 20:9; 42:22; Ex 16:8; 32:21; 1S 2:25; 19:4; 24:11; Mt 12:49; 18:10, 21; 25:40, 45; Ac 9:4; 1Co 12:12.
[13] Ro 14:21; 1Co 6:12; 9:12, 19; 10:33; 11:1; 13:5; 2Co 11:29; 2Ti 3:8.


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