¹ Now as touching things offered to idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but charity edifies. ² And if any man think that he knows any thing, he knows nothing yet as he should to know. ³ But if any man love God, the same is known of him. ⁴ As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice to idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one. ⁵ For though+ there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many ,) ⁶ But to us there is but one God, the Father, of who are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by who are all things, and we by him. ⁷ However there is not in every man that knowledge: for some with conscience of the idol to this hour eat it as a thing offered to an idol; and their conscience being weak is defiled. ⁸ But meat commends us not to God: for neither, if we eat, are we the better; neither, if we eat not, are we the worse. ⁹ But take care in case by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to them that are weak. ¹⁰ For if any man see you which have knowledge sit at meat in the idol's temple, will not the conscience of him which is weak be emboldened+ to eat those things which are offered to idols; ¹¹ And through your knowledge will the weak brother perish, for who Christ died? ¹² But when you sin so against the brothers, and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ. ¹³ why, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world stands+ , in case I make my brother to offend.