1 Corinthians 8

1 Now about food sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.

1 Men hvad Kødet fra Afgudsofrene angår, da vide vi, fordi vi alle have Kundskab - (Kundskaben opblæser, men Kærligheden opbygger.)

2 The one who thinks he knows something does not yet know as he ought to know.

2 (Dersom nogen tykkes at kende noget, han kender endnu ikke således, som man bør kende.)

3 But the one who loves God is known by God.

3 (Men dersom nogen elsker Gud, han er kendt af ham.)

4 So 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.

4 Hvad altså Spisningen af Offerkødet angår, da vide vi, at der er ingen, Afgud i Verden, og at der ingen Gud er uden én.

5 For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many so-called gods and lords),

5 Thi om der end er såkaldte Guder, være sig i Himmelen eller på Jorden, som der jo er mange Guder og mange Herrer,

6 yet 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.

6 så er der for os dog kun én Gud, Faderen, af hvem alle Ting ere, og vi til ham, og én Herre, Jesus Kristus, ved hvem alle Ting ere, og vi ved ham.

7 But 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.

7 Dog ikke alle have den Kundskab. Men der er nogle, som ifølge deres hidtidige Afgudsvane spise det som Afgudsofferkød, og deres Samvittighed, som er skrøbelig, besmittes.

8 But food does not bring us closer to God: We are no worse if we do not eat, and no better if we do.

8 Men Mad skal ikke bestemme vor Stilling over for Gud; hverken have vi Fortrin, om vi spise, eller stå tilbage, om vi ikke spise.

9 Be careful, however, that your freedom does not become a stumbling block to the weak.

9 Men ser, til, at ikke denne eders Frihed skal blive til Anstød for de skrøbelige!

10 For 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?

10 Thi dersom nogen ser dig, som har Kundskab, sidde til Bords i et Afgudshus, vil så ikke Samvittigheden hos den, som er skrøbelig, blive opbygget til at spise Afgudsofferkødet?

11 So this weak brother, for whom Christ died, is destroyed by your knowledge.

11 Den skrøbelige går jo til Grunde ved din Kundskab, Broderen, for hvis Skyld Kristus er død.

12 By sinning against your brothers in this way and wounding their weak conscience, you sin against Christ.

12 Men når I således Synde imod Brødrene og såre deres skrøbelige Samvittighed, Synde I imod Kristus.

13 Therefore, if what I eat causes my brother to stumble, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause him to stumble.

13 Derfor, om Mad forarger min Broder, vil jeg aldrig i Evighed spise Kød, for at jeg ikke skal forarge min Broder.