1 ^oNow concerning^{1 p}food offered to ^qidols: we know that “all of us possess knowledge.” This “knowledge” ^rpuffs up, but love ^sbuilds up. 2 ^tIf anyone imagines that he knows something, he does not yet know as he ought to know. 3 But if anyone loves God, he is ^uknown by God.²

4 Therefore, as to the eating of food offered to idols, we know that ^v“an idol has no real existence,” and that “there is no God but ^wone.”

13 Therefore, if food makes my brother stumble, I will never eat meat, lest I make my brother stumble.