1 N ow concerning things sacrificed to idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge makes arrogant, but love edifies.

2 I f anyone supposes that he knows anything, he has not yet known as he ought to know;

3 b ut if anyone loves God, he is known by Him.

4 T herefore concerning the eating of things sacrificed to idols, we know that there is no such thing as an idol in the world, and that there is no God but one.

5 F or even if there are so-called gods whether in heaven or on earth, as indeed there are many gods and many lords,

6 y et for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom are all things and we exist for Him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we exist through Him.

7 H owever not all men have this knowledge; but some, 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 B ut food will not commend us to God; we are neither the worse if we do not eat, nor the better if we do eat.

9 B ut take care that this liberty of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block to the weak.

10 F or if someone sees you, who have knowledge, dining in an idol’s temple, will not his conscience, if he is weak, be strengthened to eat things sacrificed to idols?

11 F or through your knowledge he who is weak is ruined, the brother for whose sake Christ died.

12 A nd so, by sinning against the brethren and wounding their conscience when it is weak, you sin against Christ.

13 T herefore, if food causes my brother to stumble, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause my brother to stumble.