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Ajo chibˈj, a nxi qˈoyit kywutzjo kywutzbˈiyil dios

Atzin jaˈlin, tzaj kytzˈibˈiˈn weˈy tiˈj qa wen tuˈn kychyoˈn tchibˈjil aluˈmj, a kubˈ bˈyoˈn toj kybˈi kywutzbˈiyil dios. Kxel nqˈmaˈn jun tumil te nukˈbˈil kyeˈy. Twutzx kye kyuˈn qa qkyaqilx at qnabˈl tibˈajjo luˈn. Me a kynabˈla lo, a nchi nimsin kyibˈa tukˈa; nya toj tumil taˈye. Me metzin tetz tumil, tuˈn tten jun qkˈuˈjbˈil qibˈ qxolile, tuˈn qchˈiy, tzeˈnku taj Dios. A qˈuqlek tkˈuˈj tiˈjjo a n‑el tnikyˈ te, nya tumil taˈye tnabˈl twutz Dios. Me metzin teˈ, a n‑ok kˈuˈjlin kye txqantl, apente toj tumil taˈye tnabˈljo.

Atzin tumil tiˈjjo chibˈj kubˈnin kywutz twutzbˈiyil ntiˈ tajbˈin, quˈn ayetziˈn twutzbˈiyil ntiˈ kyoklin tzaluˈn twutz txˈotxˈ, quˈn ntiˈ juntl te Dios, qalaˈ oˈkxjo jun, a ojtzqiˈn quˈn. Twutzx tetz qa toj kywutzxjal, ilaˈku dios twutz txˈotxˈ, ex toj kyaˈj, quˈn ilaˈ kybˈaj dios kye xjal ex ilaˈ kyajaw. Me metzin qetz, ntiˈ juntl dios, qa nya oˈkxjo Dios, a qMan, a ttxuyil tkyaqil, ex noq te, ok qo ajbˈila. Ex junchˈinx qAjaw, a Jesucrist, a kubˈ bˈinchinte tkyaqil, ex noq tuˈn, nqo anqˈine.

Nya tkyaqil nimil qxol, ma tzˈel tnikyˈ te lo. Quˈn nkubˈ kyximin tiˈjjo kybˈinchbˈin ojtxe, qa tuˈn kychyoˈn a tchibˈjil aluˈmj, a kubˈnin kywutzjo kywutzbˈiyil dios, nkubˈ kyximin qa ma kuˈx kyil. Me twutzx tetz, qa nya tuˈn qwa, ma qo ele wen twutz qMan Dios. Quˈn qa ma txi qchyoˈn ex qa mina, ntiˈ tajbˈinjo lo twutz Dios.

Twutzx tetz qa tzaqpiˈnqo tuˈn t‑xi qchyoˈn chibˈj anetziˈn. Me kykaˈyinktzin kyibˈa, tuˈn mi jaw tzˈaq jun nimil, a naˈm tweˈ wen toj tnimbˈil noq tuˈn kypaja, aj t‑xi kychyoˈn. 10 Quˈn aku bˈaj ikyjo; qa nxi kychyoˈn tchibˈjil aluˈmj, a otaq kubˈ kywutzjo kywutzbˈiyil toj tja kydiosxjal, exsin qa atkutaq jun nimil nkaˈyin kyiˈja, a naˈmxix tweˈ toj tnimbˈil; exsin qa xkubˈ tbˈinchinkutaq tzeˈnkuˈ kyeˈ, exsin bˈalaqa ntiˈtaq bˈisin tuˈn ikyjo. Me noq tuˈn s‑ok tkaˈyin kyiˈja ikyjo, ja xkubˈe tzˈaqe te jun majx toj il. 11 Me tuˈnpetziˈn xkyim Crist, tuˈn tkletjo a neˈẍ toj tnimbˈil lo, me atzin kyeˈ, noq tuˈn tpajjo noq chˈin kynabˈla, knajileˈ kyermana te jun majx. 12 Quˈn qa noq tuˈn kypaja, kchi jawile tzˈaq kyermana, ma kuˈx kyila ikyjo twutz Crist. 13 Tuˈnpetziˈn, qa noq tuˈn tpajjo nnikyˈbˈila, aku kubˈ tzˈaq juntl nimil, bˈaˈntz tuˈn mi t‑xi nnikyˈbˈinjiˈy chibˈj ikyjo, tuˈntzin mina chin okiˈy tzeˈnku jun tze, ja tuˈn tja tolpaje jun wermana toj tchwinqil.

Concerning Food Sacrificed to Idols

Now about food sacrificed to idols:(A) We know that “We all possess knowledge.”(B) But knowledge puffs up while love builds up. Those who think they know something(C) do not yet know as they ought to know.(D) But whoever loves God is known by God.[a](E)

So then, about eating food sacrificed to idols:(F) We know that “An idol is nothing at all in the world”(G) and that “There is no God but one.”(H) For even if there are so-called gods,(I) whether in heaven or on earth (as indeed there are many “gods” and many “lords”), yet for us there is but one God,(J) the Father,(K) from whom all things came(L) and for whom we live; and there is but one Lord,(M) Jesus Christ, through whom all things came(N) and through whom we live.

But not everyone possesses this knowledge.(O) Some people are still so accustomed to idols that when they eat sacrificial food they think of it as having been sacrificed to a god, and since their conscience is weak,(P) it is defiled. But food does not bring us near to God;(Q) we are no worse if we do not eat, and no better if we do.

Be careful, however, that the exercise of your rights does not become a stumbling block(R) to the weak.(S) 10 For if someone with a weak conscience sees you, with all your knowledge, eating in an idol’s temple, won’t that person be emboldened to eat what is sacrificed to idols?(T) 11 So this weak brother or sister, for whom Christ died, is destroyed(U) by your knowledge. 12 When you sin against them(V) in this way and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ.(W) 13 Therefore, if what I eat causes my brother or sister to fall into sin, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause them to fall.(X)

Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 8:3 An early manuscript and another ancient witness think they have knowledge do not yet know as they ought to know. But whoever loves truly knows.

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

And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know.

But if any man love God, the same is known of him.

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.

For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,)

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.

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.

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.

But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to them that are weak.

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;

11 And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died?

12 But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.

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.