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1 Corinthians 8

Take Care with Your Liberty

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Nowg1161 concerningg4012  athingsg1494 sacrificedg1494 to idolsg1494, we knowg3609a that we allg3956 haveg2192  bknowledgeg1108. Knowledgeg1108  1 cmakesg5448 arrogantg5448, but loveg26  dedifiesg3618.

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 aIfg1487 anyoneg5100 supposesg1380 that he knowsg1097 anythingg5100, he has not yetg3768  bknowng1097 as he oughtg1163 to knowg1097;

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but ifg1487 anyoneg5100 lovesg25 Godg2316, he  ais knowng1097 by Him.

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Thereforeg3767 concerningg4012 the eatingg1035 of  athingsg1494 sacrificedg1494 to idolsg1494, we knowg3609a that  1there is  bnog3762 such thingg3762 as an idolg1497 in the worldg2889, and that  cthere is nog3762 Godg2316 but oneg1520.

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For eveng2532 ifg1512  athere are so-calledg3004 godsg2316 whetherg1535a in heaveng3772 org1535a on earthg1093, as indeedg5618 there are manyg4183 godsg2316 and manyg4183 lordsg2962,

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yetg235 for us  athere is but oneg1520 Godg2316,  bthe Fatherg3962,  cfrom whomg3739 are allg3956 thingsg3956 and we exist for Him; and  doneg1520 Lordg2962, Jesusg2424 Christg5547,  eby whomg3739 are allg3956 thingsg3956, and we exist throughg1223 Him.

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Howeverg235 not allg3956 meng3956  ahave thisg3588 knowledgeg1108; but  bsomeg5100, being accustomedg4914 to the idolg1497 untilg2193 nowg737, eatg2068 food as ifg5613 it were sacrificedg1494 to an idolg1494; and their conscienceg4893 beingg1510 weakg772 is defiledg3435.

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But  afoodg1033 will not  1commendg3936 us to Godg2316; we are neitherg3777  2the worseg5302 ifg1437 we do not eatg2068, norg3777  3the betterg4052 ifg1437 we do eatg2068.

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But  atakeg991 careg991 that thisg3778  1libertyg1849 of yoursg4771 does not somehowg4458 becomeg1096 a stumblingg4348 blockg4348 to the  bweakg772.

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For ifg1437 someoneg5100 seesg3708 you, who haveg2192  aknowledgeg1108, diningg2621 in an idol'sg1493 templeg1493, will not his conscienceg4893, if he is weakg772, be strengthenedg3618 to eatg2068  bthingsg1494 sacrificedg1494 to idolsg1494?

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For throughg1722  ayour knowledgeg1108 he who is weakg770  bis ruinedg622, the brotherg80 for whoseg3739 sakeg1223 Christg5547 diedg599.

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 aAnd sog3779, by sinningg264 againstg1519 the brethreng80 and woundingg5180 their conscienceg4893 when it is weakg770, you sing264  bagainstg1519 Christg5547.

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Thereforeg1355,  aifg1487 foodg1033 causesg4624 my brotherg80 to stumbleg4624, I will neverg3756g3361 eatg2068 meatg2907 again, sog2443 that I will not causeg4624 my brotherg80 to stumbleg4624.



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