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1 Corinthians 8:3
1 Corinthians 8:3
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some of the Corinthians, about eating those things that had been
sacrificed to idols. I. He hints at the occasion of this case, and
gives a…1 Corinthians 8 — Overview1 Corinthians 8 · Treasury of Scripture Knowledge1 Corinthians 8:1, To abstain from meats offered to idols; 1 Corinthians 8:8, We must not abuse our Christian liberty, to the offence of our brethren; 1 Corinthians 8:11, but must bridle our knowledge with charity.1 Corinthians 8 — Overview1 Corinthians 8 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleIn this chapter the apostle proceeds to consider the case of eating things offered to idols, which, though an indifferent thing, was abused by many in the Corinthian church, to the scandal and hurt of weak Christians;…1 Corinthians 8:1-31 Corinthians 8:1-3 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThe apostle comes here to the case of things that had been offered to
idols, concerning which some of them sought satisfaction: a case that
frequently occurred in that age of Christianity, when the church of…1 Corinthians 8:1-131 Corinthians 8:1-13 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITION
1 Corinthians 8:1-13
The relation of lore to knowledge with respect to the question of eating idol offerings.
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As touching things offered unto idols. This was doubtless one of the…1 Corinthians 8:1-131 Corinthians 8:1-13 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe discussions contained in this chapter relate to "things offered unto idols." Bear in mind that idolatry was not then simply a religious system, but a system immensely extended and covering a corresponding surface of…
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