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| 1 وَأَمَّا مِنْ جِهَةِ مَا ذُبحَ لِلأَوْثَانِ: فَنَعْلَمُ أَنَّ لِجَمِيعِنَا عِلْمًا. الْعِلْمُ يَنْفُخُ، وَلكِنَّ الْمَحَبَّةَ تَبْنِي. | 1 Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth. |
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| 2 فَإِنْ كَانَ أَحَدٌ يَظُنُّ أَنَّهُ يَعْرِفُ شَيْئًا، فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يَعْرِفْ شَيْئًا بَعْدُ كَمَا يَجِبُ أَنْ يَعْرِفَ! | 2 And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know. |
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| 3 وَلكِنْ إِنْ كَانَ أَحَدٌ يُحِبُّ اللهَ، فَهذَا مَعْرُوفٌ عِنْدَهُ. | 3 But if any man love God, the same is known of him. |
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| 4 فَمِنْ جِهَةِ أَكْلِ مَا ذُبحَ لِلأَوْثَانِ: نَعْلَمُ أَنْ لَيْسَ وَثَنٌ فِي الْعَالَمِ، وَأَنْ لَيْسَ إِلهٌ آخَرُ إِلاَّ وَاحِدًا. | 4 As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one. |
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| 5 لأَنَّهُ وَإِنْ وُجِدَ مَا يُسَمَّى آلِهَةً، سِوَاءٌ كَانَ فِي السَّمَاءِ أَوْ عَلَى الأَرْضِ، كَمَا يُوجَدُ آلِهَةٌ كَثِيرُونَ وَأَرْبَابٌ كَثِيرُونَ. | 5 For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,) |
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| 6 لكِنْ لَنَا إِلهٌ وَاحِدٌ: الآبُ الَّذِي مِنْهُ جَمِيعُ الأَشْيَاءِ، وَنَحْنُ لَهُ. وَرَبٌّ وَاحِدٌ: يَسُوعُ الْمَسِيحُ، الَّذِي بِهِ جَمِيعُ الأَشْيَاءِ، وَنَحْنُ بِهِ. | 6 But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him. |
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| 7 وَلكِنْ لَيْسَ الْعِلْمُ فِي الْجَمِيعِ. بَلْ أُنَاسٌ بِالضَّمِيرِ نَحْوَ الْوَثَنِ إِلَى الآنَ يَأْكُلُونَ كَأَنَّهُ مِمَّا ذُبِحَ لِوَثَنٍ، فَضَمِيرُهُمْ إِذْ هُوَ ضَعِيفٌ يَتَنَجَّسُ. | 7 Howbeit there is not in every man that knowledge: for some with conscience of the idol unto this hour eat it as a thing offered unto an idol; and their conscience being weak is defiled. |
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| 8 وَلكِنَّ الطَّعَامَ لاَ يُقَدِّمُنَا إِلَى اللهِ، لأَنَّنَا إِنْ أَكَلْنَا لاَ نَزِيدُ وَإِنْ لَمْ نَأْكُلْ لاَ نَنْقُصُ. | 8 But meat commendeth us not to God: for neither, if we eat, are we the better; neither, if we eat not, are we the worse. |
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| 9 وَلكِنِ انْظُرُوا لِئَلاَّ يَصِيرَ سُلْطَانُكُمْ هذَا مَعْثَرَةً لِلضُّعَفَاءِ. | 9 But take heed lest by any means this liberty of your's become a stumblingblock to them that are weak. |
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| 10 لأَنَّهُ إِنْ رَآكَ أَحَدٌ يَا مَنْ لَهُ عِلْمٌ، مُتَّكِئًا فِي هَيْكَلِ وَثَنٍ، أَفَلاَ يَتَقَوَّى ضَمِيرُهُ، إِذْ هُوَ ضَعِيفٌ، حَتَّى يَأْكُلَ مَا ذُبِحَ لِلأَوْثَانِ؟ | 10 For if any man see thee which hast knowledge sit at meat in the idol's temple, shall not the conscience of him which is weak be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols; |
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| 11 فَيَهْلِكَ بِسَبَبِ عِلْمِكَ الأَخُ الضَّعِيفُ الَّذِي مَاتَ الْمَسِيحُ مِنْ أَجْلِهِ. | 11 And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died? |
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| 12 وَهكَذَا إِذْ تُخْطِئُونَ إِلَى الإِخْوَةِ وَتَجْرَحُونَ ضَمِيرَهُمُ الضَّعِيفَ، تُخْطِئُونَ إِلَى الْمَسِيحِ. | 12 But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ. |
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| 13 لِذلِكَ إِنْ كَانَ طَعَامٌ يُعْثِرُ أَخِي فَلَنْ آكُلَ لَحْمًا إِلَى الأَبَدِ، لِئَلاَّ أُعْثِرَ أَخِي. | 13 Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend. |
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