But if anyone thinks that he knows anything, he doesn’t yet know as he ought to know.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
1 Corinthians 8:2 in context
1 Corinthians 8:1–5
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Now concerning things sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.
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But if anyone thinks that he knows anything, he doesn’t yet know as he ought to know.
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But anyone who loves God is known by him.
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Therefore concerning the eating of things sacrificed to idols, we know that no idol is anything in the world, and that there is no other God but one.
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For though there are things that are called “gods”, whether in the heavens or on earth—as there are many “gods” and many “lords”—
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