September 12, 2013

From Gary.... Time: something we all should reflect upon

This cute picture reminded me of the old "Chicago" song....

Does anybody really know what time it is?

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We all have the same amount of time each day. However, we do different things with it; some good and perhaps others... well, not so much. The thing is- we don't really understand time, as we all live in the eternal "now". Even that ends with our death and transforms into eternity (remember the Bible phrase - unto the age) which some translations use instead of eternity. I wonder what time it is for us- really??? !!! To me, this passage answers that question...

Ephesians, Chapter 5

1 Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children. 2 Walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling fragrance. 3 But sexual immorality, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be mentioned among you, as becomes saints; 4 nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not appropriate; but rather giving of thanks.

5 Know this for sure, that no sexually immoral person, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the Kingdom of Christ and God.

6 Let no one deceive you with empty words. For because of these things, the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience. 7 Therefore don’t be partakers with them. 8 For you were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord. Walk as children of light, 9 for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth, 10 proving what is well pleasing to the Lord. 11 Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them. 12 For the things which are done by them in secret, it is a shame even to speak of. 13 But all things, when they are reproved, are revealed by the light, for everything that reveals is light. 14 Therefore he says, “Awake, you who sleep, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”

15 Therefore watch carefully how you walk, not as unwise, but as wise; 16 redeeming the time, because the days are evil. 17 Therefore don’t be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

Answer, it is time to think about what we are doing with our life. Are we, by our own actions, sowing the seeds of our eternal punishment, or are we "laying up treasures in heaven"??? If your answer was anything but a positive answer to verse 17 above, then its time to look at your watch and change your ways. Even a seahorse knows enough to do that!!!! I wonder if he can read a divers watch....??????

From Mark Copeland... Eagerly Awaiting Our Hope (Galatians 5:5)

                     "THE EPISTLE TO THE GALATIANS"

                    Eagerly Awaiting Our Hope (5:5)

INTRODUCTION

1. A few questions to stimulate your thinking...
   a. What is your hope as a Christian?
   b. How strong is that hope?
   c. Can you say that you are eagerly awaiting your hope?

2. Much of the joy of being a Christian is related to our hope...
   a. How real that hope is to us
   b. How eager we are to one day realize that hope
   c. How it enables us to serve the Lord with joy and patience

3. In Ga 5:5, Paul writes concerning his hope...
   a. What he was waiting for
   b. How he was eagerly waiting for it (Grk., apekdechomai, to await
      eagerly)

[From his words in this verse and elsewhere we can glean truths that can
make a great difference in our attitude and service as Christians.
Consider first...]

I. WHAT WE ARE TO EAGERLY WAIT FOR

   A. THE HOPE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS...
      1. The hope of justification
         a. Paul had been writing about justification - Ga 5:4
         b. Justification and righteousness come from the same Greek
            word (dikaiosune)
         c. Thus Paul is talking about the hope of being made right, not
            guilty of sin
      2. They had no other hope of justification than by faith in the
         Redeemer - Barnes
         a. This was Paul's hope expressed to the Philippians - Php 3:9
         b. A hope that sustained him in his last days, his darkest
            hours - 2Ti 4:8
      -- We are to have a strong desire plus expectation (the meaning of
         hope) regarding our standing before the Lord guiltless of sin

   B. THE SAVIOR FROM HEAVEN...
      1. The Corinthians were eagerly waiting for the revelation of
         Jesus - 1Co 1:7
      2. Paul also was eagerly waiting for Jesus from heaven - Php 3:20
      3. For those who so eagerly await Him, Jesus will bring salvation
         - He 9:28
      -- We are to eagerly await the coming of the Lord, for He will
         bring the righteousness (justification) we hope for!

   C. THE REDEMPTION OF OUR BODY...
      1. Paul also wrote of eagerly awaiting the redemption of our
         bodies - Ro 8:23
      2. This pertains to the hope of the resurrection - Ac 23:6; 24:15
      3. In which our mortal bodies will be raised and put on
         immortality - 1Co 15:42-44,48-54
      4. Made possible by the coming and power of our Lord Jesus Christ!
         - Php 3:20-21
      -- We are to eagerly await that glorious transformation in which
         our bodies as well as our souls will be redeemed by the Lord!

[Such are the things we are to hope for and await eagerly:  Our
justification from sin, our Savior from heaven, our resurrection from
the dead!  Now let's consider...]

II. HOW WE CAN EAGERLY WAIT FOR IT

   A. BY FAITH...
      1. This is our part
         a. We are to have faith - cf. ESV ("For through the Spirit, by
            faith, we ourselves eagerly wait...")
         b. Faith in Christ and His sacrifice, faith in His coming
      2. A faith that is Bible-based
         a. A strong conviction in things unseen; in particular, Jesus
            - He 11:1; Jn 3:36
         b. Which comes through the Word of God - Ro 10:17; Jn 20:30-31
         c. Which gives us hope, like a light shining in darkness -

            Ro 15:4; 2Pe 1:19
      -- The eagerness with which we wait is proportional to the degree
         of faith we have

   B. THROUGH THE SPIRIT...
      1. This is God's part
         a. "...strengthened by the Spirit we wait for the fulfillment
            of the hope which righteousness by faith instead of the law
            insures to us." - B.W. Johnson
         b. Paul wrote of God helping us to abound in hope via His
            Spirit - Ro 15:13
      2. We receive the Spirit's aid as we:
         a. Walk in the Spirit - Ga 5:16
         b. Set our minds on the things of the Spirit (i.e., the Word)
            - Ro 8:5-6; Ep 6:17
         c. Ask God for strength by His Spirit (via prayer) - Ep 3:16,21
      -- The eagerness with which we wait is proportional to the
         strength we receive from the Spirit

CONCLUSION

1. What is your hope (desire plus expectation) as a Christian?  It
   should include...
   a. The hope of righteousness (justification)
   b. The Savior's revelation from heaven
   c. The glorious resurrection from the dead

2. How strong is your hope?  It all depends...
   a. Are you growing in faith (through the Word)?
   b. Are you being strengthened by the Spirit (through prayer)?

If so, then we will eagerly await that for which we both desire and
expect to see...!

From Jim McGuiggan... Matthew 15:22-23: He didn't answer a word

Matthew 15:22-23: He didn't answer a word

I believe Matthew wrote 15:21-28 to make the point that Israel’s Messiah was the saviour of all the nations and that his kingdom power extended beyond the borders of Israel to embrace all the nations. We add this story to numerous others and see Christ delivering a foreigner, in foreign territory and dealing with the satanic powers anywhere he decided to go.

But within that grand purpose it isn’t difficult to see other related purposes. Or at least, if not “purposes” we can see truths embedded—as a part of life itself—in that particular story.

I believe Matthew wrote 15:21-28 to make the point that Israel’s Messiah was the saviour of all the nations and that his kingdom power extended beyond the borders of Israel to embrace all the nations. We add this story to numerous others and see Christ delivering a foreigner, in foreign territory and dealing with the satanic powers anywhere he decided to go.

But within that grand purpose it isn’t difficult to see other related purposes. Or at least, if not “purposes” we can see truths embedded—as a part of life itself—in that particular story.

I’m sure the Christ lengthens his exchange with the woman in whom he sees great possibilities and great faith so that his Jewish disciples, the elect children, will learn to see her as more than a nuisance that is to be sent on her way (15:23). Even if they were implying (as I think they were) that he should give her what she wanted, they still thought of her as someone to be got rid of. He wanted them to see her faith; wanted them to see that great faith existed outside the elect Israel. He had said something about that earlier.

I suspect that he helped her faith greatly by testing it and allowing her the opportunity to express it under provocation. The “food of the children” was what God was giving them through the Messiah and he, prodding her, wondered if she might not think God was stingy and callous. She wouldn’t go along with that and said so! She thought that a God who would be so faithful and kind to Israel and its mothers and families would know or care how all mothers and families feel. He gave her an opportunity to say that a God who was pouring out rich blessings could not be so miserly that he would keep the children’s scraps from the equally hungry though they were not part of the family.

She was now arguing to support what she had come to believe due to the stories she must have heard. This was good for her, as well as for the disciples. To express faith, to argue in its favour, to hold on to it in the face of provocation gives it a new complexion and toughness. It withstands scrutiny! And she was defending this view of God even before her faith was rewarded. Given the time and the place and the woman it was perhaps inevitable that God would heal her child.

I want to believe that when she went back home and her daughter met her at the door all well and happy that this nameless woman would smile at how Jesus had strung her along. I want to believe that she rejoiced that her faith had been so well grounded that she was more than a match for Christ as he made her stand up for God.

“Jesus did not answer a word.” (15:22-23) Yeah right! But sometimes he means his silences to be every bit as rich as his speech.

Strong and glorious Lord. Blessed little Canaanite woman with no name who teaches us not to misconstrue his silences.

Many thanks to brother Ed Healy, for allowing me to post from his website, the abiding word.com. nuisance that is to be sent on her way (15:23). Even if they were implying (as I think they were) that he should give her what she wanted, they still thought of her as someone to be got rid of. He wanted them to see her faith; wanted them to see that great faith existed outside the elect Israel. He had said something about that earlier.

“Jesus did not answer a word.” (15:22-23) Yeah right! But sometimes he means his silences to be every bit as rich as his speech.

Strong and glorious Lord. Blessed little Canaanite woman with no name who teaches us not to misconstrue his silences.

Many thanks to brother Ed Healy, for allowing me to post from his website, the abiding word.com.

From Gary... Bible Reading and Study September 12

Bible Reading and Study

September 12

The World English Bible

Sept. 12

Psalms 61-63

Psa 61:1 Hear my cry, God. Listen to my prayer.

Psa 61:2 From the end of the earth, I will call to you, when my heart is overwhelmed. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

Psa 61:3 For you have been a refuge for me, a strong tower from the enemy.

Psa 61:4 I will dwell in your tent forever. I will take refuge in the shelter of your wings. Selah.

Psa 61:5 For you, God, have heard my vows. You have given me the heritage of those who fear your name.

Psa 61:6 You will prolong the king's life; his years shall be for generations.

Psa 61:7 He shall be enthroned in God's presence forever. Appoint your loving kindness and truth, that they may preserve him.

Psa 61:8 So I will sing praise to your name forever, that I may fulfill my vows daily.

Psa 62:1 My soul rests in God alone. My salvation is from him.

Psa 62:2 He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress-- I will never be greatly shaken.

Psa 62:3 How long will you assault a man, would all of you throw him down, Like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?

Psa 62:4 They fully intend to throw him down from his lofty place. They delight in lies. They bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.

Psa 62:5 My soul, wait in silence for God alone, for my expectation is from him.

Psa 62:6 He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress. I will not be shaken.

Psa 62:7 With God is my salvation and my honor. The rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.

Psa 62:8 Trust in him at all times, you people. Pour out your heart before him. God is a refuge for us. Selah.

Psa 62:9 Surely men of low degree are just a breath, and men of high degree are a lie. In the balances they will go up. They are together lighter than a breath.

Psa 62:10 Don't trust in oppression. Don't become vain in robbery. If riches increase, don't set your heart on them.

Psa 62:11 God has spoken once; twice I have heard this, that power belongs to God.

Psa 62:12 Also to you, Lord, belongs loving kindness, for you reward every man according to his work.

Psa 63:1 God, you are my God. I will earnestly seek you. My soul thirsts for you. My flesh longs for you, in a dry and weary land, where there is no water.

Psa 63:2 So I have seen you in the sanctuary, watching your power and your glory.

Psa 63:3 Because your loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise you.

Psa 63:4 So I will bless you while I live. I will lift up my hands in your name.

Psa 63:5 My soul shall be satisfied as with the richest food. My mouth shall praise you with joyful lips,

Psa 63:6 when I remember you on my bed, and think about you in the night watches.

Psa 63:7 For you have been my help. I will rejoice in the shadow of your wings.

Psa 63:8 My soul stays close to you. Your right hand holds me up.

Psa 63:9 But those who seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth.

Psa 63:10 They shall be given over to the power of the sword. They shall be jackal food.

Psa 63:11 But the king shall rejoice in God. Everyone who swears by him will praise him, for the mouth of those who speak lies shall be silenced.

The Composite Bible

The World English Bible

Darby's Translation

Young's Literal Translation

The Composite Bible is a effort to understand the Bible by considering it from different perspectives and different levels of literalcy. First, read the World English Bible (the least literal-black text) for comprehension of the text. Next, read both the World English Bible with the Darby Translation (more literal-blue text)to make comparisons and lastly, read all three versions (Young's is the most literal translation- red text) at one time to obtain an overview of the text. Doing this will make you think about what the Scriptures are actually saying and avoid reading in a superficial manner.

Psalms

Psalms 61 1

Hear my cry, God. Listen to my prayer.

{To the chief Musician. On a stringed instrument. [A Psalm] of David.} Hear, O God, my

cry; attend unto my prayer.

To the Overseer, on stringed instruments. -- By David. Hear, O God, my loud cry,

attend to my prayer.

Psalms 61 2

From the end of the earth, I will call to you, when my heart is overwhelmed. Lead me to the

rock that is higher than I.

From the end of the earth will I call unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: thou wilt

lead me on to a rock which is too high for me.

From the end of the land unto Thee I call, In the feebleness of my heart, Into a rock

higher than I Thou dost lead me.

Psalms 61 3

For you have been a refuge for me, A strong tower from the enemy.

For thou hast been a refuge for me, a strong tower from before the enemy.

For Thou hast been a refuge for me, A tower of strength because of the enemy.

Psalms 61 4

I will dwell in your tent forever. I will take refuge in the shelter of your wings. Selah.

I will sojourn in thy tent for ever; I will take refuge in the covert of thy wings. Selah.

I sojourn in Thy tent to the ages, I trust in the secret place of Thy wings. Selah.

Psalms 61 5

For you, God, have heard my vows. You have given me the heritage of those who fear your name.

For thou, O God, hast heard my vows; thou hast given [me] the inheritance of those that

fear thy name.

For Thou, O God, hast hearkened to my vows, Thou hast appointed the inheritance

Of those fearing Thy name.

Psalms 61 6

You will prolong the king`s life; His years shall be for generations.

Thou wilt add days to the days of the king: his years shall be as many generations.

Days to the days of the king Thou addest, His years as generation and generation.

Psalms 61 7

He shall be enthroned in God`s presence forever. Appoint your lovingkindness and truth, that

they may preserve him.

He shall abide before God for ever: bestow loving-kindness and truth, that they may

preserve him.

He dwelleth to the age before God, Kindness and truth appoint -- they keep him.

Psalms 61 8

So I will sing praise to your name forever, That I may fulfill my vows daily. Psalm 62 For

the Chief Musician. To Jeduthan. A Psalm by David.

So will I sing forth thy name for ever, performing my vows from day to day.

So do I praise Thy name for ever, When I pay my vows day by day!

Psalms 62 1

My soul rests in God alone. My salvation is from him.

{To the chief Musician. On Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.} Upon God alone doth my soul rest

peacefully; from him is my salvation.

To the Overseer, for Jeduthun. -- A Psalm of David. Only -- toward God [is] my soul

silent, From Him [is] my salvation.

Psalms 62 2

He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress -- I will never be greatly shaken.

He only is my rock and my salvation; my high fortress: I shall not be greatly moved.

Only -- He [is] my rock, and my salvation, My tower, I am not much moved.

Psalms 62 3

How long will you assault a man, Would all of you throw him down, Like a leaning wall, like a

tottering fence?

How long will ye assail a man; will ye [seek], all of you, to break him down as a bowing

wall or a tottering fence?

Till when do ye devise mischief against a man? Ye are destroyed all of you, As a

wall inclined, a hedge that is cast down.

Psalms 62 4

They fully intend to throw him down from his lofty place. They delight in lies. They bless with

their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.

They only consult to thrust [him] down from his excellency; they delight in lies; they

bless with their mouth, but in their inward part they curse. Selah.

Only -- from his excellency They have consulted to drive away, They enjoy a lie,

with their mouth they bless, And with their heart revile. Selah.

Psalms 62 5

My soul, wait in silence for God alone, For my expectation is from him.

Upon God alone, O my soul, rest peacefully; for my expectation is from him.

Only -- for God, be silent, O my soul, For from Him [is] my hope.

Psalms 62 6

He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress. I will not be shaken.

He only is my rock and my salvation; my high fortress: I shall not be moved.

Only -- He [is] my rock and my salvation, My tower, I am not moved.

Psalms 62 7

With God is my salvation and my honor. The rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.

With God is my salvation and my glory; the rock of my strength, my refuge is in God.

On God [is] my salvation, and my honour, The rock of my strength, my refuge [is]

in God.

Psalms 62 8

Trust in him at all times, you people. Pour out your heart before him. God is a refuge for us.

Selah.

Confide in him at all times, ye people; pour out your heart before him: God is our refuge.

Selah.

Trust in Him at all times, O people, Pour forth before Him your heart, God [is] a

refuge for us. Selah.

Psalms 62 9

Surely men of low degree are just a breath, And men of high degree are a lie. In the balances

they will go up. They are together lighter than a breath.

Men of low degree are only vanity; men of high degree, a lie: laid in the balance, they go

up together [lighter] than vanity.

Only -- vanity [are] the low, a lie the high. In balances to go up they than vanity

[are] lighter.

Psalms 62 10

Don`t trust in oppression. Don`t become vain in robbery. If riches increase, Don`t set your

heart on them.

Put not confidence in oppression, and become not vain in robbery; if wealth increase, set

not your heart upon it.

Trust not in oppression, And in robbery become not vain, Wealth -- when it

increaseth -- set not the heart.

Psalms 62 11

God has spoken once, Twice have I heard this, That power belongs to God.

Once hath God spoken, twice have I heard this, that strength [belongeth] unto God.

Once hath God spoken, twice I heard this, That `strength [is] with God.`

Psalms 62 12

Also to you, Lord, belongs lovingkindness, For you reward every man according to his work.

Psalm 63 A Psalm by David, when he was in the desert of Judah.

And unto thee, O Lord, [belongeth] loving-kindness; for *thou* renderest to every man

according to his work.

And with Thee, O Lord, [is] kindness, For Thou dost recompense to each,

According to his work!

Psalms 63 1

God, you are my God. I will earnestly seek you. My soul thirsts for you, My flesh longs for you,

In a dry and weary land, where there is no water.

{A Psalm of David; when he was in the wilderness of Judah.} O God, thou art my ·God; early

will I seek thee. My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh languisheth for thee, in a dry and

weary land without water:

A Psalm of David, in his being in the wilderness of Judah. O God, Thou [art] my

God, earnestly do I seek Thee, Thirsted for Thee hath my soul, Longed for Thee hath

my flesh, In a land dry and weary, without waters.

Psalms 63 2

So I have seen you in the sanctuary, Watching your power and your glory.

To see thy power and thy glory, as I have beheld thee in the sanctuary;

So in the sanctuary I have seen Thee, To behold Thy strength and Thine honour.

Psalms 63 3

Because your lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise you.

For thy loving-kindness is better than life: my lips shall praise thee.

Because better [is] Thy kindness than life, My lips do praise Thee.

Psalms 63 4

So I will bless you while I live. I will lift up my hands in your name.

So will I bless thee while I live; I will lift up my hands in thy name.

So I bless Thee in my life, in Thy name I lift up my hands.

Psalms 63 5

My soul shall be satisfied as with the richest food. My mouth shall praise you with joyful lips,

My soul is satisfied as with marrow and fatness, and my mouth shall praise [thee] with

joyful lips.

As [with] milk and fatness is my soul satisfied, And [with] singing lips doth my

mouth praise.

Psalms 63 6

When I remember you on my bed, And think about you in the night watches.

When I remember thee upon my bed, I meditate on thee in the night-watches:

If I have remembered Thee on my couch, In the watches -- I meditate on Thee.

Psalms 63 7

For you have been my help. I will rejoice in the shadow of your wings.

For thou hast been my help, and in the shadow of thy wings will I sing for joy.

For Thou hast been a help to me, And in the shadow of Thy wings I sing.

Psalms 63 8

My soul stays close to you. Your right hand holds me up.

My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.

Cleaved hath my soul after Thee, On me hath Thy right hand taken hold.

Psalms 63 9

But those who seek my soul, to destroy it, Shall go into the lower parts of the earth.

But those that seek my soul, to destroy [it], shall go into the lower parts of the earth;

And they who for desolation seek my soul, Go in to the lower parts of the earth.

Psalms 63 10

They shall be given over to the power of the sword. They shall be jackal food.

They shall be given over to the power of the sword; they shall be the portion of foxes.

They cause him to run on the edge of the sword, A portion for foxes they are.

Psalms 63 11

But the king shall rejoice in God. Everyone who swears by him will praise him, For the mouth

of those who speak lies shall be silenced. Psalm 64 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by

David.

But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: for the

mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.

And the king doth rejoice in God, Boast himself doth every one swearing by Him,

But stopped is the mouth of those speaking lies!

Study Questions

How will vows be paid? 61:8

What is God to David? 62:2, 7

When did David meditate about God? 63:6

The World English Bible

Sept. 12

1 Corinthians 8

1Co 8:1 Now concerning things sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.

1Co 8:2 But if anyone thinks that he knows anything, he doesn't yet know as he ought to know.

1Co 8:3 But if anyone loves God, the same is known by him.

1Co 8:4 Therefore concerning the eating of things sacrificed to idols, we know that no idol is anything in the world, and that there is no other God but one.

1Co 8:5 For though there are things that are called "gods," whether in the heavens or on earth; as there are many "gods" and many "lords;"

1Co 8:6 yet to us there is one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we for him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and we live through him.

1Co 8:7 However, that knowledge isn't in all men. But some, with consciousness of the idol until now, eat as of a thing sacrificed to an idol, and their conscience, being weak, is defiled.

1Co 8:8 But food will not commend us to God. For neither, if we don't eat, are we the worse; nor, if we eat, are we the better.

1Co 8:9 But be careful that by no means does this liberty of yours become a stumbling block to the weak.

1Co 8:10 For if a man sees you who have knowledge sitting in an idol's temple, won't his conscience, if he is weak, be emboldened to eat things sacrificed to idols?

1Co 8:11 And through your knowledge, he who is weak perishes, the brother for whose sake Christ died.

1Co 8:12 Thus, sinning against the brothers, and wounding their conscience when it is weak, you sin against Christ.

1Co 8:13 Therefore, if food causes my brother to stumble, I will eat no meat forevermore, that I don't cause my brother to stumble.

The Composite Bible

The World English Bible

Darby's Translation

Young's Literal Translation

1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians 8 1

Now concerning things sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge

puffs up, but love builds up.

But concerning things sacrificed to idols, we know, (for we all have knowledge:

knowledge puffs up, but love edifies.

And concerning the things sacrificed to idols, we have known that we all have

knowledge: knowledge puffeth up, but love buildeth up;

1 Corinthians 8 2

But if anyone thinks that he knows anything, he doesn`t yet know as he ought to know.

If any one think he knows anything, he knows nothing yet as he ought to know [it].

and if any one doth think to know anything, he hath not yet known anything

according as it behoveth [him] to know;

1 Corinthians 8 3

But if anyone loves God, the same is known by him.

But if any one love God, *he* is known of him):

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

1 Corinthians 8 4

Therefore concerning the eating of things sacrificed to idols, we know that no idol is anything

in the world, and that there is no other God but one.

-- concerning then the eating of things sacrificed to idols, we know that an idol [is]

nothing in [the] world, and that there [is] no other God save one.

Concerning 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;

1 Corinthians 8 5

For though there are things that are called "gods," whether in the heavens or on earth; as there

are many "gods" and many "lords;"

For and if indeed there are [those] called gods, whether in heaven or on earth, (as there

are gods many, and lords many,)

for even if there are those called gods, whether in heaven, whether upon earth --

as there are gods many and lords many --

1 Corinthians 8 6

yet to us there is one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we to him; and one Lord, Jesus

Christ, through whom are all things, and we through him.

yet to us [there is] one God, the Father, of whom all things, and *we* for him; and one

Lord, Jesus Christ, by whom [are] all things, and *we* by him.

yet 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;

1 Corinthians 8 7

However, that knowledge isn`t in all men. But some, being used until now to the idol, eat as of a

thing sacrificed to an idol, and their conscience, being weak, is defiled.

But knowledge [is] not in all: but some, with conscience of the idol, until now eat as of a

thing sacrificed to idols; and their conscience, being weak, is defiled.

but 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.

1 Corinthians 8 8

But food will not commend us to God. For neither, if we don`t eat, are we the worse; nor, if we

eat, are we the better.

But meat does not commend us to God; neither if we should not eat do we come short; nor

if we should eat have we an advantage.

But 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;

1 Corinthians 8 9

But be careful that by any means this liberty of yours doesn`t become a stumbling block to the

weak.

But see lest anywise this your right [to eat] itself be a stumbling-block to the weak.

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

1 Corinthians 8 10

For if a man sees you who have knowledge sitting in an idol`s temple, won`t his conscience, if he

is weak, be emboldened to eat things sacrificed to idols?

For if any one see thee, who hast knowledge, sitting at table in an idol-house, shall not

his conscience, he being weak, be emboldened to eat the things sacrificed to the idol?

for 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,

1 Corinthians 8 11

And through your knowledge, he who is weak perishes, the brother for whose sake Christ died.

and the weak [one], the brother for whose sake Christ died, will perish through thy

knowledge.

and the brother who is infirm shall perish by thy knowledge, because of whom

Christ died?

1 Corinthians 8 12

Thus, sinning against the brothers, and wounding their conscience when it is weak, you sin

against Christ.

Now, thus sinning against the brethren, and wounding their weak conscience, ye sin

against Christ.

and thus sinning in regard to the brethren, and smiting their weak conscience --

in regard to Christ ye sin;

1 Corinthians 8 13

Therefore, if food causes my brother to stumble, I will eat no meat forevermore, that I don`t

cause my brother to stumble.

Wherefore if meat be a fall-trap to my brother, I will eat no flesh for ever, that I may not

be a fall-trap to my brother.

wherefore, if victuals cause my brother to stumble, I may eat no flesh -- to the age

-- that my brother I may not cause to stumble.

Study Questions

If food causes my brother to stumble, I will _________________________? 8:13