With regard to food sacrificed to idols, we know that “we all have knowledge.” ¹  Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.

With regard then to eating food sacrificed to idols, we know that “an idol in this world is nothing,” and that “there is no God but one.” ¹ 

If after all there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many gods and many lords),

Do we not have the right to the company of a believing wife, like the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers and Cephas?

What then is my reward? That when I preach the gospel I may offer the gospel free of charge, and so not make full use of my rights in the gospel.

Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for we all share the one bread.

I do not mean yours but the other person’s. For why is my freedom being judged by another’s conscience?

So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything for the glory of God.

just as I also try to please everyone in all things. I do not seek my own benefit, but the benefit ¹  of many, so that they may be saved.

For just as the body is one and yet has many members, and all the members of the body – though many – are one body, so too is Christ.

If I give away everything I own, and if I give over my body in order to boast, ¹  but do not have love, I receive no benefit.

For every one of God’s promises are “Yes” in him; therefore also through him the “Amen” is spoken, to the glory we give to God.

I do not say this to condemn you, for I told you before ¹  that you are in our hearts so that we die together and live together with you. ² 

And what I am doing I will continue to do, so that I may eliminate any opportunity for those who want a chance to be regarded as our equals ¹  in the things they boast about.

I am confident ¹  in the Lord that you will accept no other view. ²  But the one who is confusing ³  you will pay the penalty, ⁴  whoever he may be.

Now, brothers and sisters, ¹  if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? ²  In that case the offense of the cross ³  has been removed. ⁴ 

Those who want to make a good showing in external matters ¹  are trying to force you to be circumcised. They do so ²  only to avoid being persecuted ³  for the cross of Christ.

so that you can decide what is best, and thus be sincere and blameless for the day of Christ,

In him you also were circumcised – not, however, ¹  with a circumcision performed by human hands, but by the removal ²  of the fleshly body, ³  that is, ⁴  through the circumcision done by Christ.

And whatever you do in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.