Passage

1 Corinthians 8.1

Book: 1 Corinthians · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"1. Now concerning things sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but love edifieth."

"2. If any man thinketh that he knoweth anything, he knoweth not yet as he ought to know; 3. but if any man loveth God, the same is known by him." (1 Corinthians 8:1-3, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

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

"2. But if anyone thinks that he knows anything, he doesn’t yet know as he ought to know. 3. But if anyone loves God, the same is known by him." (1 Corinthians 8:1-3, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"1. Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth."

"2. And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know. 3. But if any man love God, the same is known of him." (1 Corinthians 8:1-3, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

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

"2. and if any one doth think to know anything, he hath not yet known anything according as it behoveth [him] to know; 3. and if any one doth love God, this one hath been known by Him." (1 Corinthians 8:1-3, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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