1 Corinthians 8
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Coptic New Testament
1Now about food sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.
1ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲓϣⲱⲧ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϣⲁϥϭⲓⲥⲓ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲇⲉ ϣⲁⲥⲕⲱⲧ..
2The one who thinks he knows something does not yet know as he ought to know.
2ⲫⲏⲉⲧϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲥϣⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ..
3But the one who loves God is known by God.
3ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲁⲅⲁⲡⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ..
4So about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that an idol is nothing at all in the world, and that there is no God but one.
4ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓϣⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ..
5For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many so-called gods and lords),
5ⲕⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲓⲧⲉ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲓⲧⲉ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛ⳪..
6yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist.
6ⲛⲁⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲫⲓⲱⲧ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁ ⲉⲛⲭⲁⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲛ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁ ⲉⲛⲭⲁⲓⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ..
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.
7ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉϯⲛⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲕⲁϩⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛϣⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲏⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲥϣⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲥϭⲱϧⲉⲙ..
8But food does not bring us closer to God: We are no worse if we do not eat, and no better if we do.
8ⲟⲩ⳿ϧⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲧⲁϩⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲁⲛ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁ⳿ϭⲣⲟϩ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲁⲛϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲉⲣϩⲟⲩ⳿ⲟ ⲁⲛ..
9Be careful, however, that your freedom does not become a stumbling block to the weak.
9⳿ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣϣⲓϣⲓ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ϭⲣⲟⲡ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲓ..
10For if someone with a weak conscience sees you who are well informed eating in an idol’s temple, will he not be encouraged to eat food sacrificed to idols?
10ⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϧⲁ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲕⲣⲱⲧⲉⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲭⲓ ⲧⲉϥⲥⲩⲛⲏⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲥⲛⲁⲕⲱⲧ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϫⲓⲛ⳿ⲑⲣⲉϥⲟⲩⲉⲙ ϣⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ..
11So this weak brother, for whom Christ died, is destroyed by your knowledge.
11ϣⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲡⲓⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲁ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱϥ..
12By sinning against your brothers in this way and wounding their weak conscience, you sin against Christ.
12ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲓϣⲓ ⳿⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲏⲇⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲓ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲉⲠⲭ̅ⲥ̅.
13Therefore, if what I eat causes my brother to stumble, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause him to stumble.
13ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲟⲩ⳿ϧⲣⲉ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲉⲣ⳿ⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲓⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲟⲩⲉⲙ ⲁϥ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉϩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲉⲣ⳿ⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲓⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ.
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