1 Corinthians 8:1-2

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Food Offered to Idols

8 Now concerning food offered to idols:^[a] we know that “all of us possess knowledge.” “Knowledge” puffs up, but love builds up. ²If any one imagines that he knows something, he does not yet know as he ought to know.

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Footnotes

8.1-13 Animals sacrificed to pagan gods were often sold as meat in the market. Could Christians buy such meat? Paul allows it so long as scandal is avoided.

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