1Corinthians:8

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* NOW as to things that have been sacrificed to idols , we know that we all have knowledge . Knowledge puffs up , but love builds up . * If any one think ; that he knows anything , he does not yet know as he ought to know . * If any one loves God , he is known by him . * Regarding the eating of things that have been sacrificed to idols , then , we know that an idol is nothing in the world , and that there is no God but one . * And though there are so-called gods in heaven and on earth , for there are gods many and lords many , * still to us there is one God the Father , of whom are all things and we for him , and one Lord , Jesus Christ , through whom are all things and we through him . * But all have not this knowledge . Some , having been accustomed to idols up to the present time , eat the food as a sacrifice to an idol , and their conscience being weak is stained . * But food does not bring us near to God , for neither do we lose by not eating nor gain by eating . * But be careful that this power of yours may not become a stumbling block to the weak . * For if any one sees you who have knowledge reclining at table in an idol 's temple , will not the conscience of that weak one be emboldened to eat things that have been sacrificed to idols ? * Thus the weak man is ruined by your knowledge \'97 the brother for whom Christ died . * So sinning against the brethren and wounding their weak consciences you sin against Christ . * Therefore if food makes my brother stumble I will not eat meat while the world stands , for fear of making my brother stumble .

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