Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth.
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Verse 1 is found in chapter 8 of 1 Corinthians. Knowledge about idols can become a source of pride. Paul places love above the mere accumulation of knowledge because knowledge without love can inflate the ego instead of building up the community.
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Von dem Götzenopfer aber wissen wir; denn wir haben alle das Wissen. Das Wissen bläst auf, aber die Liebe bessert.
Y por lo que hace a lo sacrificado a los ídolos, sabemos que todos tenemos ciencia. La ciencia hincha, mas la caridad edifica.
En cuanto a lo sacrificado a los ídolos, sabemos que todos tenemos conocimiento. El conocimiento envanece, pero el amor edifica.
Pour ce qui concerne les viandes sacrifiées aux idoles, nous savons que nous avons tous la connaissance. -La connaissance enfle, mais la charité édifie.
ORA, quant’è alle cose sacrificate agl’idoli, noi sappiamo che tutti abbiam conoscenza; la conoscenza gonfia, ma la carità edifica.
ORA, no tocante às coisas sacrificadas aos ídolos, sabemos que todos temos ciência. A ciência incha, mas o amor edifica.
關於祭過偶像的食物,我們曉得「我們都有知識」,但知識使人自高自大,惟有愛心能造就人。
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