1 Corinthians 8:3
1 Now about food sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.
2 The one who thinks he knows something does not yet know as he ought to know.
But the one who loves God is known by God.
4 So about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that an idol is nothing at all in the world, and that there is no God but one.
5 For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many so-called gods and lords),
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- But the one who loves God is known by God.
- KJV
- But if any man love God, the same is known of him.
- WEB
- But anyone who loves God is known by him.
- ASV
- but if any man loveth God, the same is known by him.
- DARBY
- But if any one love God, *he* is known of him):
- BLB
- But if anyone loves God, he is known by Him.
- ÅB
- men om noen elsker Gud, han er kjent av ham.
- OTB
- Men den som elsker Gud, er kjent av Ham.
- B1930
- men om nogen elsker Gud, han er kjent av ham.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Revelation 3:8–9
I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door, which no one can shut. For you have only a little strength, yet you have kept My word and have not denied My name.
Read in contextExodus 33:17
So the LORD said to Moses, “I will do this very thing you have asked, for you have found favor in My sight, and I know you by name.”
Read in contextNahum 1:7
The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of distress; He cares for those who trust in Him.
Read in context2 Timothy 2:19
Nevertheless, God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from iniquity.”
Read in context1 Corinthians 2:9
Rather, as it is written: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no heart has imagined, what God has prepared for those who love Him.”
Read in contextGalatians 4:9
But now that you know God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you are turning back to those weak and worthless principles? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again?
Read in contextRevelation 2:19
I know your deeds—your love, your faith, your service, your perseverance—and your latter deeds are greater than your first.
Read in contextJames 1:12
Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.
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