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| 8:1 | But of these thingis that ben sacrified to ydols, we witen, for alle we han kunnyng. But kunnyng blowith, charite edefieth. |
| 8:2 | But if ony man gessith, that he kan ony thing, he hath not yit knowe hou it bihoueth hym to kunne. |
| 8:3 | And if ony man loueth God, this is knowun of hym. |
| 8:4 | But of metis that ben offrid to idols, we witen, that an idol is no thing in the world, and that ther is no God but oon. |
| 8:5 | For thouy ther ben summe that ben seid goddis, ethir in heuene, ether in erthe, as ther ben many goddis, and many lordis; |
| 8:6 | netheles to vs is o God, the fadir, of whom ben alle thingis, and we in hym; and o Lord Jhesu Crist, bi whom ben alle thingis, and we bi hym. |
| 8:7 | But not in alle men is kunnyng. For summen with conscience of ydol til now eten as thing offrid to idolis; and her conscience is defoulid, for it is sijk. |
| 8:8 | Mete comendith vs not to God; for nether we schulen faile, if we eten not, nether if we eten, we schulen haue plente. |
| 8:9 | But se ye, lest perauenture this your leeue be maad hurtyng to sijke men. |
| 8:10 | For if ony man schal se hym, that hath kunnyng, etynge in a place where idols ben worschipid, whethir his conscience, sithen it is sijke, schal not be edified to ete thingis offrid to idols? |
| 8:11 | And the sijk brothir, for whom Crist diede, schal perische in thi kunnyng. |
| 8:12 | For thus ye synnyng ayens britheren, and smytynge her sijk conscience synnen ayens Crist. |
| 8:13 | Wherfor if mete sclaundrith my brother, Y schal neuere ete fleisch, lest Y sclaundre my brothir. |
| 8:1 | To speake of thinges dedicate vnto ydols we are sure that we all have knowledge. knowledge maketh a man swell: bnt love edifieth. |
| 8:2 | If eny man thinke that he knoweth eny thinge he knoweth nothynge yet as he ought to knowe. |
| 8:3 | But yf eny man love god the same is knowen of him. |
| 8:4 | To speake of meate dedicat vnto ydols we are sure that ther is none ydoll in the worlde and that ther is none other god but one. |
| 8:5 | And though ther be yt are called goddes whether in heven other in erth (as ther be goddes many and lordes many) |
| 8:6 | yet vnto vs is there but one god which is the father of whom are all thinges and we in him: and one lorde Iesus Christ by whom are all thinges and we by him. |
| 8:7 | But every man hath not knowledge. For some suppose that ther is an ydoll vntyll this houre and eate as of a thinge offered vnto ye ydole and so their consciences beynge yet weake are defyled. |
| 8:8 | Meate maketh vs not acceptable to god. Nether yf we eate are we ye better. Nether yf we eate not are we the worsse. |
| 8:9 | But take hede that youre libertie cause not ye weake to faule. |
| 8:10 | For yf some man se ye which hast knowledge sit at meate in the ydoles teple shall not the conscience of hym which is weake be boldened to eate those thinges which are offered vnto ye ydole? |
| 8:11 | And so thorow thy knowledge shall ye weake brother perisshe for whom christ dyed. |
| 8:12 | Whe ye synne so agaynst the brethren and wounde their weake consciences ye synne agaynst Christ. |
| 8:13 | Wherfore yf meate hurt my brother I will eate no flesshe whill the worlde stondeth because I will not hurte my brother. |
| 8:1 | As touchinge thinges offred vnto Idols we are sure yt we all haue knowlege. Knowlege puffeth a ma vp, but loue edifyeth. |
| 8:2 | Neuertheles yf eny ma thinke yt he knoweth eny thinge, he knoweth not yet how he oughte to knowe. |
| 8:3 | But yf eny man loue God, the same is knowne of him. |
| 8:4 | So are we sure now cocernynge the meates offred vnto Idols, that an Idoll is nothinge in the worlde, and that there is none other God but one. |
| 8:5 | And though there be that are called goddes, whether in heauen or in earth (as there be goddes many and lordes many) |
| 8:6 | yet haue we but one God, euen the father, of who are all thinges, and we in him & one LORDE Iesus Christ, by who are all thinges, and we by him. |
| 8:7 | But euery man hath not knowlege: for some make yet consciece ouer the Idoll, and eate it as a thinge offred vnto Idols: and so their conscience beynge weake, is defyled. |
| 8:8 | Neuertheles meate furthureth not vs vnto God. Yf we eate, we shal not therfore be the better: yf we eate not, we shal not therfore be the lesse. |
| 8:9 | But take hede that this youre liberty be not an occasion of fallynge vnto ye weake. |
| 8:10 | For yf eny man se the (which hast knowlege) syt at the table in the Idols house, shal not his conscience whyle it is weake, be occasioned to eate of the Idoll offeringes? |
| 8:11 | And so thorow thy knowlege shal the weake brother perishe, for who Christ dyed. |
| 8:12 | But whan ye synne so agaynst the brethren, and wounde their weake coscience, ye synne agaynst Christ. |
| 8:13 | Wherfore yf meate offende my brother, I wyl neuer eate flesh, lest I offende my brother. |
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