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1 Corinthians 1:5 (Listen)

that in every way gyou were enriched in him in all hspeech and all knowledge—

1 Corinthians 13:2 (Listen)

And if I have aprophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, bso as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.

1 Corinthians 8:1 (Listen)

Food Offered to Idols

Now concerning1 mfood offered to idols: we know that n“all of us possess knowledge.” This “knowledge” opuffs up, pbut love builds up.

Footnotes

[1] 8:1 The expression Now concerning introduces a reply to a question in the Corinthians' letter; see 7:1

1 Corinthians 8:7 (Listen)

However, not all possess this knowledge. But some, athrough former association with idols, eat food as really offered to an idol, and btheir conscience, being weak, is defiled.

1 Corinthians 8:10 (Listen)

10 For if anyone sees you who have knowledge eating1 in an idol's temple, will he not be encouraged,2 if his conscience is weak, to eat food offered to idols?

Footnotes

[1] 8:10 Greek reclining at table
[2] 8:10 Or fortified; Greek built up

1 Corinthians 12:8 (Listen)

For to one is given through the Spirit the utterance of xwisdom, and to another the utterance of yknowledge according to the same Spirit,