1 Korinterne 8

1 Hvad Afguds-Offer angaaer, da vide vi, thi vi have alle Kundskab; (Kundskaben opblæser, men Kjærligheden opbygger.2 Dersom Nogen tykkes at vide Noget, han har endnu aldrig vidst Noget saaledes, som det bør sig vide.3 Men dersom Nogen elsker Gud, han har faaet kundskab af ham).4 Hvad altsaa Spiisning af Afguds-Offer angaaer, da vide vi, at en Afgud er intet i Verden, og at der er ingen anden Gud uden een.5 Thi omendskjøndt der er saakaldte Guder, være sig i Himmelen eller paa Jorden, (som det da hedder: der er mange Guder og mange Herrer),6 saa have vi dog kun een Gud, Faderen, at hvem alle ting ere, og vi i ham, og een Herre, Jesus Christus, ved hvem alle ting ere, og vi ved ham.7 Men Alle have ikke den Kundskab. Nogle gjøre sig endnu Samvittighed over Agfuder og æde det som Afguds-Offer, og deres Samvittighed, som er skrøbelig, besmittes.8 Men Mad gjør os ikke behageligere for Gud; thi hverken blive vi bedre, om vi æde, eller ringere, om vi ikke æde.9 Men seer til, at denne Eders Frihed ikke bliver de Skrøbelige til noget Anstød.10 Thi dersom Nogen seer dig, som har Kundskab, sidde tilbords i Afgudens Huus, bestyrkesikke hans Samvittighed, som er skrøbelig, derved til at æde Afguds-Offer?11 Og saaledes vil formedelst din Knundskab den skrøbelige Broder fortabes, for hvem Christus er død.12 Men naar I saaledes synde mod Brødrene og saare deres skrøbelige Samvittighed, synde I mod Christus.13 Derfor, om mad forarger min Broder, vil jeg aldrig æde Kjød, at jeg ikke skal forarge min Broder.

1 Corinthians 8

Food Sacrificed to Idols

1 With regard to food sacrificed to idols, we know that “we all have knowledge.”s Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.2 If someone thinks he knows something, he does not yet know to the degree that he needs to know.

3 But if someone loves God, het is known by God.t
4 With regard then to eating food sacrificed to idols, we know that “an idol in this world is nothing,” and that “there is no God but one.”s5 If after all there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as 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 live, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we live.t
7 But this knowledge is not shared by all. And some, by being accustomed to idols in former times, eat this food as an idol sacrifice, and their conscience, because it is weak, is defiled.8 Now food will not bring us close to God. We are no worse if we do not eat and no better if we do.9 But be careful that this liberty of yours does not become a hindrance to the weak.10 For if someone weak sees you who possess knowledge dining in an idol’s temple, will not his conscience be “strengthened”t to eat food offered to idols?11 So by your knowledge the weak brother or sister,t for whom Christ died, is destroyed.t12 If you sin against your brothers or sisterst in this way and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ.

13 For this reason, if food causes my brother or sister to sin, I will never eat meat again, so that I may not cause one of themt to sin.