¹祭过偶像的食物的问题

¹And concerning the things sacrificed to idols, we have known that we all have knowledge: knowledge puffeth up, but love buildeth up;

²如果有人自以为知道些什么，那么，他应该知道的，他还是不知道。

²and if any one doth think to know anything, he hath not yet known anything according as it behoveth [him] to know;

³如果有人爱　神，这人是　神所知道的。

³and if any one doth love God, this one hath been known by Him.

⁴关于吃祭过偶像的食物，我们知道世上的偶像算不得什么，也知道　神只有一位，没有别的神。

⁴Concerning the eating then of the things sacrificed to idols, we have known that an idol [is] nothing in the world, and that there is no other God except one;

⁵虽然有被称为神的，无论在天上或在地上（就如有许多的“神”许多的“主”），

⁵for even if there are those called gods, whether in heaven, whether upon earth — as there are gods many and lords many —

⁶然而我们只有一位　神，就是父；万物都是从他而来，我们也为了他而活。我们也只有一位主，就是耶稣基督；万物都是借着他而有的，我们也是借着他而有的。

⁶yet to us [is] one God, the Father, of whom [are] the all things, and we to Him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom [are] the all things, and we through Him;

⁷不过，这种知识不是人人都有的。有些人直到现在习惯了拜偶像的事，因此他们吃的时候，就把这些食物看作是真的献过给偶像的；他们的良心既然软弱，就被污秽了。

⁷but not in all men [is] the knowledge, and certain with conscience of the idol, till now, as a thing sacrificed to an idol do eat [it], and their conscience, being weak, is defiled.

⁸其实食物不能使我们亲近　神，我们不吃也无损，吃也无益。

⁸But victuals do not commend us to God, for neither if we may eat are we in advance; nor if we may not eat, are we behind;

⁹然而你们要谨慎，免得你们这自由成了软弱的人的绊脚石。

⁹but see, lest this privilege of yours may become a stumbling-block to the infirm,

¹⁰因为如果有人看见你这有知识的人，在偶像的庙里吃饭，他的良心若是软弱，他不就放胆去吃那祭过偶像的食物吗？

¹⁰for if any one may see thee that hast knowledge in an idol`s temple reclining at meat — shall not his conscience — he being infirm — be emboldened to eat the things sacrificed to idols,

¹¹因此，基督已经为他死了的那软弱的弟兄，就因你的知识而灭亡了。

¹¹and the brother who is infirm shall perish by thy knowledge, because of whom Christ died?

¹²你们这样得罪弟兄，伤了他们软弱的良心，就是得罪基督了。

¹²and thus sinning in regard to the brethren, and smiting their weak conscience — in regard to Christ ye sin;

¹³所以，如果食物使我的弟兄跌倒，我就永远不再吃肉，免得使我的弟兄跌倒了。

¹³wherefore, if victuals cause my brother to stumble, I may eat no flesh — to the age — that my brother I may not cause to stumble.