1 Now concerning food offered to idols: we know that "all of us possess knowledge." "Knowledge" puffs up, but love builds up.
2 If any one imagines that he knows something, he does not yet know as he ought to know.
3 But if one loves God, one is known by him.
4 Hence, as to the eating of food offered to idols, we know that "an idol has no real existence," and that "there is no God but one."
5 For although there may be so-called gods in heaven or on earth -- as indeed there are many "gods" and many "lords" --
6 yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist.
7 However, not all possess this knowledge. But some, through being hitherto accustomed to idols, eat food as really offered to an idol; and their conscience, being weak, is defiled.
8 Food will not commend us to God. We are no worse off if we do not eat, and no better off if we do.
9 Only take care lest this liberty of yours somehow become a stumbling block to the weak.
10 For if any one sees you, a man of knowledge, at table in an idol's temple, might he not be encouraged, if his conscience is weak, to eat food offered to idols?
11 And so by your knowledge this weak man is destroyed, the brother for whom Christ died.
12 Thus, sinning against your brethren and wounding their conscience when it is weak, you sin against Christ.
13 Therefore, if food is a cause of my brother's falling, I will never eat meat, lest I cause my brother to fall.
Versículos relacionados com 1 Corinthians, 8:
Chapter 8 of 1 Corinthians deals with the issue of eating foods offered to idols, something that was common in the culture of the time. Paul advises the Corinthians to be careful not to do something that can scandalize the weaker brothers in the faith, even though they themselves know that there is no problem eating such foods. It is important to remember that Paul's focus is not the issue of diet itself, but the importance of considering brothers' welfare in faith. Below, five verses related to the topics covered in this chapter:
Romans 14:13: "So let us fail to judge one another. Instead, let us make the purpose of not stumbling or obstacle on our brother's path." In this verse, Paul talks about the importance of not judging the other brothers and making the purpose of not putting obstacles in their path, which relates directly to the council given in 1 Corinthians 8.
1 Corinthians 10:23: "All things are lawful, but not all are profitable. All things are lawful, but not all build." Here Paul reinforces that not everything that is lawful is beneficial for building the Christian community, which is a message similar to what he says in 1 Corinthians 8.
Acts 15:29: "Aplify of foods sacrificed to idols, blood, the flesh of suffocated animals, and illicit sex. In this verse, we see the advice given by the apostles about abstaining from foods offered to idols, a matter similar to that discussed in 1 Corinthians 8.
Galatians 5:13: "For you, brothers, have been called to freedom. But you do not use freedom as an excuse to live according to the flesh; before, serve each other with love." Here Paul talks about the freedom we have in Christ, but also warns us not to use it as an excuse for acting selfishly or to scandalize other brothers, a message similar to that given in 1 Corinthians 8.
1 Thessalonians 5:22: "Go away from every form of evil." Although this verse does not speak specifically about the theme of eating foods offered to idols, it brings an important message that we move away from all that can be harmful to our faith and building the Christian community.
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