1 Corinthians 8

Paul addresses food sacrificed to idols, stating that knowledge puffs up but love builds up, and affirms there is no God but one—the Father and the Lord Iēsous Christos—despite so-called gods.[1][3] He warns those with knowledge not to cause the weak in conscience (syneidēsis) to stumble by eating such food, as sinning against a brother sins against Christ, and resolves never to eat meat if it causes another to fall.[1][2][3]

Interlinear Text

Verse 6 ἀλλ’ all yet but rather (on-the-other-hand) CONJ ἡμῖν emin to us to us PRO.P 1P DAT PL εἷς eis one into / unto (toward-into, governing the accusative) DET NOM M SG Θεὸς theos God the Divine-One (nominative masculine singular) N NOM M SG o the the (masculine singular nominative) ART NOM M SG Πατὴρ pater Father the Father (nominative masculine singular); O Father (vocative masculine singular) N NOM M SG ἐξ ex of out-from (governing the genitive) PREP GEN οὗ ou whom of whom PRO.R GEN M SG τὰ ta the the things PRO.D NOM N PL πάντα panta things all things QUAN NOM N PL καὶ kai and and/also CONJ ἡμεῖς emeis we we ourselves PRO.P 1P NOM PL εἰς eis-2 for into / unto (toward-and-into, governing the accusative) PREP ACC αὐτόν auton him of those same ones (masculine plural) PRO.P 3P ACC M SG καὶ kai-2 and and/also CONJ εἷς eis-3 one into / unto (toward-into, governing the accusative) DET NOM M SG Κύριος kurios Lord the Sovereign-Master N NOM M SG Ἰησοῦς iesous Jesus Yahweh-saves N NOM M SG Χριστός christos Christ Anointed One N NOM M SG δι’ di by through (by means of, governing the genitive) PREP GEN οὗ ou-2 whom of whom PRO.R GEN M SG τὰ ta-2 the the things PRO.D NOM N PL πάντα panta-2 things all things QUAN NOM N PL καὶ kai-3 and and/also CONJ ἡμεῖς emeis-2 we we ourselves PRO.P 1P NOM PL δι’ di-2 through through (by means of, governing the genitive) PREP GEN αὐτοῦ autou him of him (the same one) PRO.P 3P GEN M SG
Verse 7 ἀλλ’ all But but rather (on-the-other-hand) CONJ οὐκ ouk not not (absolute negation) ADV ἐν en in in (within/by means of, governing the dative) PREP DAT πᾶσιν pasin all to all (ones/things) PRO.I DAT M PL e the the (feminine singular) ART NOM F SG γνῶσις gnosis knowledge the knowing N NOM F SG τινὲς tines some certain ones PRO.I NOM M PL δὲ de but and-yet CONJ τῇ te the to the (feminine singular) ART DAT F SG συνηθείᾳ sunetheia accustomed the shared-habit (or: to/for the shared-habit) N DAT F SG ἕως eos until up to the limit of / until such time as PREP ἄρτι arti now just-now ADV τοῦ tou the of the (masculine singular one) ART GEN N SG εἰδώλου eidolou idol of the form-image N GEN N SG ὡς os as just-as / in-the-manner-that CONJ.S εἰδωλόθυτον eidolothuton sacrificed-to-idol of idol-sacrifice-things (genitive neuter plural); idol-sacrifice-thing (accusative neuter singular) ADJ.S ACC N SG ἐσθίουσιν esthiousin eat they are eating V PRS ACT IND 3P PL καὶ kai and and/also CONJ e-2 the the (feminine singular) ART NOM F SG συνείδησις suneidesis conscience co-knowing awareness N NOM F SG αὐτῶν auton their of those same ones (masculine plural) PRO.P 3P GEN M PL ἀσθενὴς asthenes weak a strength-less one ADJ.P NOM F SG οὖσα ousa being the one existing (feminine, nominative, ongoing) V PRS ACT PTCP NOM F SG μολύνεται molunetai is defiled was being defiled V PRS PASS IND 3P SG
Verse 10 ἐὰν ean if if-ever (in case that) CONJ.S γάρ gar for for (giving-reason) CONJ τις tis anyone some-one (masculine singular subject) PRO.I NOM M SG ἴδῃ ide sees See! V AOR ACT SUBJ 3P SG τὸν ton the the (masculine singular direct object) PRO.D ACC M SG ἔχοντα echonta having holding/possessing (present-active participle; masculine accusative singular or neuter nominative plural) V PRS ACT PTCP ACC M SG γνῶσιν gnosin knowledge the knowing N ACC F SG ἐν en in in (within/by means of, governing the dative) PREP DAT εἰδωλείῳ eidoleio idol's temple in an image-shrine N DAT N SG κατακείμενον katakeimenon reclining the one being-lying-down (accusative masculine singular) V PRS MID PTCP ACC M SG οὐχὶ ouchi not indeed not T e the the (feminine singular) ART NOM F SG συνείδησις suneidesis conscience co-knowing awareness N NOM F SG αὐτοῦ autou his of him (the same one) PRO.P 3P GEN M SG ἀσθενοῦς asthenous weak of the strengthless one (masculine singular) ADJ.P GEN M SG ὄντος ontos being of the one who is V PRS ACT PTCP GEN M SG οἰκοδομηθήσεται oikodomethesetai be emboldened he/she/it will be built-up V FUT PASS IND 3P SG εἰς eis to into / unto (toward-and-into, governing the accusative) PREP ACC τὸ to the the (nominative neuter singular thing) PRO.D ACC N SG τὰ ta the the things ART ACC N PL εἰδωλόθυτα eidolothuta things offered to idols idol-sacrificed-things ADJ.S ACC N PL ἐσθίειν esthiein eat to be eating V PRS ACT INF