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1 Corinthians 8:2-4
Lexham English Bible
1 Corinthians 8:2-4
Lexham English Bible
2 If anyone thinks he knows anything, he has not yet known as it is necessary to know. 3 But if anyone loves God, this one is known by him.
4 Therefore, concerning the eating of food sacrificed to idols, we know that “an idol is nothing in the world” and that “there is no God except one.”[a]
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- 1 Corinthians 8:4 Considered by many interpreters to be slogans used by the Corinthians to justify their behavior
1 Corinthians 8:2-4
New International Version
1 Corinthians 8:2-4
New International Version
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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