1 Corinthians 8:2 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

• 1 Corinthians 8:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  And if any think ... - The connection and the scope of this passage require us to understand this as designed to condemn that vain conceit of knowledge, or self-confidence, which would lead us to...

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• 1 Corinthians 8:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  1 Corinthians 8. Let Those who Have Knowledge Control its Exercise by Love, lest they Ruin their Brother for whom Christ Died. Paul begins with a quotation from the church letter. They claim that a...

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• 1 Corinthians 8:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  if App-118. any man... any thing . Greek. tis. App-123. knoweth . App-132. with texts. nothing yet . not yet any thing. Greek. oudepo oudeis. . double negative. The texts read single negat...

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• 1 Corinthians 8:2 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  2. And if any man thinketh That man thinketh that he knoweth something, who is delighted with the opinion that he entertains of his own knowledge, and despises others, as if he were far ab...

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• 1 Corinthians 8:2 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

  DISCOURSE: 1964 PROPER ACCOMPANIMENTS OF KNOWLEDGE 1 Corinthians 8:2 . If any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know . OF all the apostolic churches, no...

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• 1 Corinthians 8:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know. He knoweth nothing yet, etc. - The person who acts in this rash, unfeeling way, from the general knowledge...

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• 1 Corinthians 8:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know. And. Greek, 'But;' so 'Aleph (') Delta G f g; but A B, Vulgate, omit it. The absence of the connect...

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• 1 Corinthians 8:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  (b) Food offered to Idols In these Chapter s St. Paul answers another question of the Corinthians—as to the lawfulness of eating food which had been offered in sacrifice to idols. This was a ver...

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• 1 Corinthians 8:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  If any man think that he knoweth any thing.... — There must be a moral as well as a merely intellectual element in knowledge if it is to be true knowledge. Without love to guide us in its use it is...

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• 1 Corinthians 8:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  Chapter 12 LIBERTY AND LOVE THE next question which had been put to Paul by the Corinthian Church, and to which he now replies, is "touching things offered unto idols," whether a Christian had li...

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• 1 Corinthians 8:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  Consideration for Others' Weakness 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 It was the heathen custom of the time to present for blessing in the idol temples the food that was sold and bought in public marketplace...

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• 1 Corinthians 8:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  The apostle next dealt with the subject of "things sacrificed to idols." The question evidently was whether the members of the Church in Corinth ought under any circumstances to eat parts of the heat...

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• 1 Corinthians 8:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  (1) Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth. (2) And if any man think that he knoweth anything, he knoweth nothing ye...

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• 1 Corinthians 8:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  And if any man think that he knows anything ,.... Whoever has an opinion of himself, or is conceited with his own knowledge, and fancies that he knows more than he does; which is always the case of...

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• 1 Corinthians 8:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know. Ver. 2. If any man think ] This is one thing I know, that I know nothing, said Socrates. Neither know I...

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• 1 Corinthians 8:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Now As to the next question you proposed, namely, touching things offered Meats sacrificed, and so consecrated; unto idols When the heathen offered sacrifices of such animals as were fit for fo...

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• 1 Corinthians 8:2 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  Chapter s 1 Timothy 4 have given God's answer to worldly wisdom; Chapter s 5 to 7 have dealt with questions concerning the flesh: now chapter 8 turns to the matter of Satanic influence, and this is...

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• 1 Corinthians 8:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  On Things Offered to Idols. A. D.  57.       1 Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know tha...

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• 1 Corinthians 8:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  Let it be in this or any other matter, if any man be proud of his knowledge, and be conceited that he knoweth enough, and needeth none to instruct him, he may indeed have a notion of things, but it w...

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• 1 Corinthians 8:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  'If any man thinks that he knows anything, he knows not yet as he ought to know, but if any man loves God, the same is known by him.' This applies especially in our relationship to God. We may have...

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• 1 Corinthians 8:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL NOTES N.B. 1.—See the question discussed in this chapter homiletically treated under 1 Corinthians 6:12 . N.B. 2.—Note how Paul here (as in Romans 14:15 .) bases nothing of his rep...

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• 1 Corinthians 8:2 - Sermon Bible Commentary

  1 Corinthians 8:2 I. Corinth was a large city with a great deal of communication with other countries, and an active state of knowledge existing within itself. The Corinthians were likely to be st...

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• 1 Corinthians 8:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  1 Corinthians 8:4 . We know that an idol is nothing. St. Paul transcribes this from Zechariah 2:18 , where the Hebrew text is literally “dumb nothings,” for dumb idols; a phrase used by the Gnost...

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• 1 Corinthians 8:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

  How as touching things offered to idols. Liberty and love 1. The question about meats necessarily arose in a society partly heathen and partly Christian. Every meal was dedicated to the househo...

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• 1 Corinthians 8:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION 1 Corinthians 8:1-46 The relation of lore to knowledge with respect to the question of eating idol offerings. 1 Corinthians 8:1 As touching things offered unto idols ....

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• 1 Corinthians 8:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  Christian Liberty in the Matter of Eating Meat Offered to Idols. Knowledge and charity:

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• 1 Corinthians 8:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Timothy 1:5-7 ; 1 Timothy 6:3 ; 1 Timothy 6:4 ; Galatians 6:3 ; Proverbs 26:12 ; Proverbs 30:2-4 ; Romans 11:25

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• 1 Corinthians 8:2 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  If any man think he knoweth any thing — Aright, unless so far he is taught by God. He knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know — Seeing there is no true knowledge without divine love.

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