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1 Corinthians 8:2-4
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1 Corinthians 8:2-4
English Standard Version
2 (A)If anyone imagines that he knows something, (B)he does not yet know as he ought to know. 3 But if anyone loves God, (C)he is known by God.[a]
4 Therefore, as to the eating of food offered to idols, we know that (D)“an idol has no real existence,” and that (E)“there is no God but one.”
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- 1 Corinthians 8:3 Greek him
1 Corinthians 8:2-4
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1 Corinthians 8:2-4
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2 Those who think they know something(A) do not yet know as they ought to know.(B) 3 But whoever loves God is known by God.[a](C)
4 So then, about eating food sacrificed to idols:(D) We know that “An idol is nothing at all in the world”(E) and that “There is no God but one.”(F)
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 8:3 An early manuscript and another ancient witness think they have knowledge do not yet know as they ought to know. 3 But whoever loves truly knows.
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