1 Corinthians 8

1Now concerning things offered to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love edifies.

περι δε των ειδωλοθυτων, οιδαμεν οτι παντες γνωσιν εχομεν. η γνωσις φυσιοι, η δε αγαπη οικοδομει.

2And if anyone thinks that he knows anything, he knows nothing yet as he ought to know.

ει δε τις δοκει ειδεναι τι, ουδεπω ουδεν εγνωκεν καθως δει γνωναι·

3But if anyone loves God, this one is known by Him.

ει δε τις αγαπα τον θεον, ουτος εγνωσται υπ αυτου.

4Therefore concerning the eating of things offered to idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no other God but one.

περι της βρωσεως ουν των ειδωλοθυτων οιδαμεν οτι ουδεν ειδωλον εν κοσμω, και οτι ουδεις θεος ετερος ει μη εις.

5For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many gods and many lords),

και γαρ ειπερ εισιν λεγομενοι θεοι ειτε εν ουρανω ειτε επι της γης, ωσπερ εισιν θεοι πολλοι και κυριοι πολλοι,

6yet for us there is one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we for Him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and through whom we live.

αλλ ημιν εις θεος ο πατηρ, εξ ου τα παντα και ημεις εις αυτον, και εις κυριος ιησους χριστος, δι ου τα παντα και ημεις δι αυτου.

7However, there is not in everyone that knowledge; for some, with consciousness of the idol, until now eat it as a thing offered to an idol; and their conscience, being weak, is defiled.

αλλ ουκ εν πασιν η γνωσις· τινες δε τη συνειδησει του ειδωλου εως αρτι ως ειδωλοθυτον εσθιουσιν, και η συνειδησις αυτων ασθενης ουσα μολυνεται.

8But food does not commend us to God; for neither if we eat are we the better, nor if we do not eat are we the worse.

βρωμα δε ημας ου παριστησιν τω θεω· ουτε γαρ εαν φαγωμεν περισσευομεν, ουτε εαν μη φαγωμεν υστερουμεθα.

9But beware lest somehow this liberty of yours become a stumbling block to those who are weak.

βλεπετε δε μηπως η εξουσια υμων αυτη προσκομμα γενηται τοις ασθενουσιν.

10For if anyone sees you who have knowledge eating in an idol's temple, will not the conscience of him who is weak be emboldened to eat those things offered to idols?

εαν γαρ τις ιδη σε, τον εχοντα γνωσιν, εν ειδωλειω κατακειμενον, ουχι η συνειδησις αυτου ασθενους οντος οικοδομηθησεται εις το τα ειδωλοθυτα εσθιειν;

11And because of your knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died?

και απολειται ο ασθενων αδελφος επι τη ση γνωσει, δι ον χριστος απεθανεν.

12But when you thus sin against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ.

ουτως δε αμαρτανοντες εις τους αδελφους και τυπτοντες αυτων την συνειδησιν ασθενουσαν εις χριστον αμαρτανετε.

13Therefore, if food makes my brother stumble, I will never again eat meat, lest I make my brother stumble.

διοπερ ει βρωμα σκανδαλιζει τον αδελφον μου, ου μη φαγω κρεα εις τον αιωνα, ινα μη τον αδελφον μου σκανδαλισω.