And Jacob said to his (A)household and to all who were with him, “Put away (B)the foreign gods that are among you, (C)purify yourselves, and change your garments.

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23 You shall not make anything to be (A)with Me—gods of silver or gods of gold you shall not make for yourselves.

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30 Therefore say to the house of Israel, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Are you defiling yourselves in the manner of your (A)fathers, and committing harlotry according to their (B)abominations?

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Be Sensitive to Conscience

Now (A)concerning things offered to idols: We know that we all have (B)knowledge. (C)Knowledge [a]puffs up, but love [b]edifies.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 8:1 makes arrogant
  2. 1 Corinthians 8:1 builds up

20 Rather, that the things which the Gentiles (A)sacrifice (B)they sacrifice to demons and not to God, and I do not want you to have fellowship with demons.

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28 But if anyone says to you, “This was offered to idols,” do not eat it (A)for the sake of the one who told you, and for conscience’ sake; [a]for (B)“the earth is the Lord’s, and all its fullness.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 10:28 NU omits the rest of v. 28.

14 But I have a few things against you, because you have there those who hold the doctrine of (A)Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the children of Israel, (B)to eat things sacrificed to idols, (C)and to commit sexual immorality.

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