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| 8:1 | Now as touching things offered vnto idoles, wee know that wee all haue knowledge. Knowledge puffeth vp: but Charitie edifieth. |
| 8:2 | And if any man thinke that hee knoweth any thing, hee knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know. |
| 8:3 | But if any man loue God, the same is knowen of him. |
| 8:4 | As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice vnto idoles, wee know that an idole is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one. |
| 8:5 | For though there bee that are called gods, whether in heauen or in earth (as there be gods many, and lords many:) |
| 8:6 | But to vs there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him, and one Lord Iesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him. |
| 8:7 | Howbeit there is not in euerie man that knowledge: for some with conscience of the idole vnto this houre, eate it as a thing offred vnto an idole, and their conscience being weake, is defiled. |
| 8:8 | But meate commendeth vs not to God: for neither if we eate, are we the better: neither if wee eate not, are we the worse. |
| 8:9 | But take heed lest by any meanes, this libertie of yours become a stumbling blocke to them that are weake. |
| 8:10 | For if any man see thee which hast knowledge, sit at meat in the idols temple: shall not the conscience of him which is weake, be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols? |
| 8:11 | And through thy knowledge shal the weake brother perish, for whome Christ died? |
| 8:12 | But when ye sinne so against the brethren, and wound their weake conscience, ye sinne against Christ. |
| 8:13 | Wherefore if meate make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend. |
| 8:1 | As touchinge thinges offred vnto Idols we are sure yt we all haue knowlege. Knowlege puffeth a ma vp, but loue edifyeth. |
| 8:2 | Neuertheles yf eny ma thinke yt he knoweth eny thinge, he knoweth not yet how he oughte to knowe. |
| 8:3 | But yf eny man loue God, the same is knowne of him. |
| 8:4 | So are we sure now cocernynge the meates offred vnto Idols, that an Idoll is nothinge in the worlde, and that there is none other God but one. |
| 8:5 | And though there be that are called goddes, whether in heauen or in earth (as there be goddes many and lordes many) |
| 8:6 | yet haue we but one God, euen the father, of who are all thinges, and we in him & one LORDE Iesus Christ, by who are all thinges, and we by him. |
| 8:7 | But euery man hath not knowlege: for some make yet consciece ouer the Idoll, and eate it as a thinge offred vnto Idols: and so their conscience beynge weake, is defyled. |
| 8:8 | Neuertheles meate furthureth not vs vnto God. Yf we eate, we shal not therfore be the better: yf we eate not, we shal not therfore be the lesse. |
| 8:9 | But take hede that this youre liberty be not an occasion of fallynge vnto ye weake. |
| 8:10 | For yf eny man se the (which hast knowlege) syt at the table in the Idols house, shal not his conscience whyle it is weake, be occasioned to eate of the Idoll offeringes? |
| 8:11 | And so thorow thy knowlege shal the weake brother perishe, for who Christ dyed. |
| 8:12 | But whan ye synne so agaynst the brethren, and wounde their weake coscience, ye synne agaynst Christ. |
| 8:13 | Wherfore yf meate offende my brother, I wyl neuer eate flesh, lest I offende my brother. |
| 8:1 | But of these thingis that ben sacrified to ydols, we witen, for alle we han kunnyng. But kunnyng blowith, charite edefieth. |
| 8:2 | But if ony man gessith, that he kan ony thing, he hath not yit knowe hou it bihoueth hym to kunne. |
| 8:3 | And if ony man loueth God, this is knowun of hym. |
| 8:4 | But of metis that ben offrid to idols, we witen, that an idol is no thing in the world, and that ther is no God but oon. |
| 8:5 | For thouy ther ben summe that ben seid goddis, ethir in heuene, ether in erthe, as ther ben many goddis, and many lordis; |
| 8:6 | netheles to vs is o God, the fadir, of whom ben alle thingis, and we in hym; and o Lord Jhesu Crist, bi whom ben alle thingis, and we bi hym. |
| 8:7 | But not in alle men is kunnyng. For summen with conscience of ydol til now eten as thing offrid to idolis; and her conscience is defoulid, for it is sijk. |
| 8:8 | Mete comendith vs not to God; for nether we schulen faile, if we eten not, nether if we eten, we schulen haue plente. |
| 8:9 | But se ye, lest perauenture this your leeue be maad hurtyng to sijke men. |
| 8:10 | For if ony man schal se hym, that hath kunnyng, etynge in a place where idols ben worschipid, whethir his conscience, sithen it is sijke, schal not be edified to ete thingis offrid to idols? |
| 8:11 | And the sijk brothir, for whom Crist diede, schal perische in thi kunnyng. |
| 8:12 | For thus ye synnyng ayens britheren, and smytynge her sijk conscience synnen ayens Crist. |
| 8:13 | Wherfor if mete sclaundrith my brother, Y schal neuere ete fleisch, lest Y sclaundre my brothir. |
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