(A)If anyone supposes that he knows anything, he has not yet (B)known as he ought to know; but if anyone loves God, he (C)is known by Him.

Therefore concerning the eating of (D)things sacrificed to idols, we know that [a]there is (E)no such thing as an idol in the world, and that (F)there is no God but one.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 8:4 Lit nothing is an idol in the world; i.e. an idol has no real existence

Those who think they know something(A) do not yet know as they ought to know.(B) But whoever loves God is known by God.[a](C)

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)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 8:3 An early manuscript and another ancient witness think they have knowledge do not yet know as they ought to know. But whoever loves truly knows.