1 Corinthians 8:8 - Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

1 Corinthians 8:8

6 yet ^afor us there is one God, the Father, ^bof whom are all things, and we for Him; and ^cone Lord Jesus Christ, ^dthrough whom are all things, and ^ethrough whom we live.

7 However, there is not in everyone that knowledge; for some, ^awith consciousness of the idol, until now eat it as a thing offered to an idol; and their conscience, being weak, is ^bdefiled.

8 But ^afood does not commend us to God; for neither if we eat are we the better, nor if we do not eat are we the worse.

9 But ^abeware lest somehow this liberty of yours become ^ba stumbling block to those who are weak.

10 For if anyone sees you who have knowledge eating in an idol’s temple, will not ^athe conscience of him who is weak be emboldened to eat those things offered to idols?

11 And ^abecause of your knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died?

Commentaries:

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1 Corinthians 8:8

Will not commend (ou parasthsei). Future active indicative of paristhmi, old word to present as in Acts 1:3; Luke 2:22; Colossians 1:28. Food (brwma) will not give us an entree to God for commendation or condemnation, whether meat-eaters or vegetarians.

Are we the worse (usteroumeqa). Are we left behind, do we fall short. Both conditions are of the third class (ean mh, ean) undetermined.

Are we the better (perisseuomeqa). Do we overflow, do we have excess of credit. Paul here disposes of the pride of knowledge (the enlightened ones) and the pride of prejudice (the unenlightened). Each was disposed to look down upon the other, the one in scorn of the other's ignorance, the other in horror of the other's heresy and daring.

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