'Now2concerning1food offered to idols:34we know5that6all7of us possess9knowledge.8This10knowledge11puffs up,12but14love15builds up.16 If1anyone2imagines3thathe knows4something,5he does7not yet6know7as8he ought9to know.10 But2if1anyone3loves4God,6he7is known8by9[God].10 Therefore,4asto1the2eating3of food offered to idols,56we know7that8an idol10hasno9real existence,1112and13that14there isno15God16but1718one.19 For2although3there may be4so-called5gods6in8heaven9or10on11earth12— as13indeedthere are14many16gods15and17many19lords —18 yet1for us2there isone3God,4the5Father,6from7whom8areall things910and11for13whom14we [exist],12and15one16Lord,17Jesus18Christ,19through20whom21areall things2223and24through26whom27we [exist].25 However,1not2all4possess3this5knowledge.6But8some,7through former1112association with10idols,14eat [food]17as15reallyoffered to an idol,16and18their21conscience,20being23weak,22is defiled.24 Food1will5not4commend5us3to God.7We are12no8worse off12if9we do11not10eat,11and no13better off16if14we [do].15 But2take care1thatthis8right6of yours7doesnot3somehow4become10a stumbling block9to the11weak.12 For2if1anyone3sees4you5who have7knowledge8eating11in9an idol’s temple,10will he18not12be encouraged,18ifhis15conscience14is17weak,16to eat23food offered to idols?2122 And so2by5your7knowledge8this3weak [person]4is destroyed,1the9brother10for11whom12Christ13died.14 Thus,1sinning3against4yourbrothers6and7wounding8their9conscience11when it is weak,12you sin15against13Christ.14 Therefore,1if2food3makes4my7brother6stumble,20I will10never89121314eat10meat,11lest1516I make20my19brother18stumble.20