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1 Corinthians 8:7-8

Knowledge, Love, and the Weak Brother in a World of Idols

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7But not everyone has this knowledge. Some people are still so accustomed to idols that they eat such food as if it were sacrificed to an idol. And since their conscience is weak, it is defiled.

8But food does not bring us closer to God: We are no worse if we do not eat, and no better if we do.

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Verse 7

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ButἈλλ’G235ConjunctionnotοὐκG3756AdverbeveryoneπᾶσινG3956Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural[has]ἐνG1722PrepositionthisG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularknowledgeγνῶσιςG1108Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular-δὲG1161ConjunctionSomeτινὲςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural[people]τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine Singularare still so accustomedσυνηθείᾳG4914Noun - Dative Feminine Singular. . .ἕωςG2193Preposition. . .ἄρτιG737Adverb-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter Singularto idolsεἰδώλουG1497Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular[that] they eat [such food]ἐσθίουσινG2068Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Pluralas ifὡςG5613Adverbit were sacrificed to an idolεἰδωλόθυτονG1494Adjective - Accusative Neuter SingularAndκαὶG2532Conjunction[since] theirαὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularconscienceσυνείδησιςG4893Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularisοὖσαG1510Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine SingularweakἀσθενὴςG772Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singularit is defiledμολύνεταιG3435Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 8

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ButδὲG1161ConjunctionfoodβρῶμαG1033Noun - Nominative Neuter SingularvvvοὐG3756Adverbdoes not bring us closerπαραστήσειG3936Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .ἡμᾶςG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person PluraltoτῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularGodΘεῷG2316Noun - Dative Masculine Singular-οὔτεG3777ConjunctionWe are no worseὑστερούμεθαG5302Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person PluralifἐὰνG1437ConjunctionvvvμὴG3361Adverbwe do not eatφάγωμενG5315Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural[and]οὔτεG3777ConjunctionnoμὴG3361Conjunction[better]περισσεύομενG4052Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralifἐὰνG1437Conjunctionwe doφάγωμενG5315Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural

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