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1 Corinthians 8:7 — King James Version← Study notes

Howbeit there is not in every man that knowledge: for some with conscience of the idol unto this hour eat it as a thing offered unto an idol; and their conscience being weak is defiled.


1 Corinthians 8:7Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Corinthians 8:724 words
GreekMeaning
Ἀλλ’All’
ButwordG235
οὐκouk
notadverbG3756
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
πᾶσινpasin
all isadjectiveG3956
thisarticleG3588
γνῶσιςgnōsis
knowledgenounG1108
τινὲςtines
SomepronounG5100
δὲde
nowwordG1161
τῇ
thearticleG3588
συνηθείᾳsynētheia
customnounG4914
ἕωςheōs
untilprepositionG2193
ἄρτιarti
nowadverbG737
τοῦtou
of thearticleG3588
εἰδώλουeidōlou
idolnounG1497
ὡςhōs
as ofwordG5613
εἰδωλόθυτονeidōlothyton
an idol-sacrificeadjectiveG1494
ἐσθίουσινesthiousin
eatverbG2068
καὶkai
andwordG2532
thearticleG3588
συνείδησιςsyneidēsis
consciencenounG4893
αὐτῶνautōn
of thempronounG846
ἀσθενὴςasthenēs
weakadjectiveG772
οὖσαousa
beingverbG1510
μολύνεταιmolynetai
it is defiledverbG3435
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 8:7

“But not in all is knowledge,” says he. What knowledge does he mean? About God, or about things offered in sacrifice to idols? For either he here glances at the Greeks who say that there are many gods and lords, and who know not Him that is truly God; or at the converts from among Greeks who were still rather infirm, such as did not yet know clearly that they ought not to fear idols and that “an idol is nothing in the world.” But in saying this, he gently soothes and…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 20 on First Corinthians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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