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1 Corinthians 8:1 — King James Version← Study notes

“Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth.”

1 Corinthians 8:1 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Corinthians 8:116 words
GreekMeaning
ΠερὶPeri
ConcerningprepositionG4012
δὲde
nowwordG1161
τῶνtōn
thearticleG3588
εἰδωλοθύτωνeidōlothytōn
idol-sacrificesadjectiveG1494
οἴδαμενoidamen
we knowverbG6063
ὅτιhoti
indeedwordG3754
πάντεςpantes
alladjectiveG3956
γνῶσινgnōsin
knowledgenounG1108
ἔχομενechomen
we haveverbG2192
ἡhē
thearticleG3588
γνῶσιςgnōsis
KnowledgenounG1108
φυσιοῖphysioi
puffs upverbG5448
ἡhē
thearticleG3588
δὲde
butwordG1161
ἀγάπηagapē
lovenounG26
οἰκοδομεῖoikodomei
builds upverbG3618
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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Elena PetrovaNote2mo ago
Love Builds Up
Paul contrasts knowledge and love: 'We know that we all possess knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.' One creates arrogance. The other creates community. I'm an academic. I spent my car...
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Priya NairNote1mo ago
Seeds of faith - 1 Corinthians 8
The promise here is not conditional on our strength but on His character. God is faithful in every circumstance. The imagery here is agricultural - the original audience would have immediately underst...
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