Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Those who think they know something do not yet know as they ought to know. New Living Translation Anyone who claims to know all the answers doesn’t really know very much. English Standard Version If anyone imagines that he knows something, he does not yet know as he ought to know. Berean Standard Bible The one who thinks he knows something does not yet know as he ought to know. Berean Literal Bible If anyone thinks to have known anything, not yet does he know as it is necessary to know. King James Bible And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know. New King James Version And if anyone thinks that he knows anything, he knows nothing yet as he ought to know. New American Standard Bible If anyone thinks that he knows anything, he has not yet known as he ought to know; NASB 1995 If anyone supposes that he knows anything, he has not yet known as he ought to know; NASB 1977 If anyone supposes that he knows anything, he has not yet known as he ought to know; Legacy Standard Bible If anyone thinks that he has known anything, he has not yet known as he ought to know; Amplified Bible If anyone imagines that he knows and understands anything [of divine matters, without love], he has not yet known as he ought to know. Christian Standard Bible If anyone thinks he knows anything, he does not yet know it as he ought to know it. Holman Christian Standard Bible If anyone thinks he knows anything, he does not yet know it as he ought to know it. American Standard Version If any man thinketh that he knoweth anything, he knoweth not yet as he ought to know; Contemporary English Version In fact, people who think they know so much don't know anything at all. English Revised Version If any man thinketh that he knoweth anything, he knoweth not yet as he ought to know; GOD'S WORD® Translation Those who think they know something still have a lot to learn. Good News Translation Those who think they know something really don't know as they ought to know. International Standard Version If anyone thinks he really knows something, he has not yet learned it as he ought to know it. Majority Standard Bible The one who thinks he knows something does not yet know as he ought to know. NET Bible If someone thinks he knows something, he does not yet know to the degree that he needs to know. New Heart English Bible But if anyone thinks that he knows anything, he does not yet know as he ought to know. Webster's Bible Translation And if any man thinketh that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know. Weymouth New Testament If any one imagines that he already possesses any true knowledge, he has as yet attained to no knowledge of the kind to which he ought to have attained; World English Bible But if anyone thinks that he knows anything, he doesn’t yet know as he ought to know. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand if anyone thinks to know anything, he has not yet known anything according as it is required to know; Berean Literal Bible If anyone thinks to have known anything, not yet does he know as it is necessary to know. Young's Literal Translation and if any one doth think to know anything, he hath not yet known anything according as it behoveth him to know; Smith's Literal Translation And if any one thinks to know anything, as yet he has known nothing as he ought to know. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he hath not yet known as he ought to know. Catholic Public Domain Version But if anyone considers himself to know anything, he does not yet know in the way that he ought to know. New American Bible If anyone supposes he knows something, he does not yet know as he ought to know. New Revised Standard Version Anyone who claims to know something does not yet have the necessary knowledge; Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd if any man thinks that, of himself, he knows any thing, he knows nothing yet as he ought to know it. Aramaic Bible in Plain English But if a man thinks that he knows something, he does not yet know anything as he ought to know. NT Translations Anderson New TestamentIf any one thinks that he knows any thing, he knows nothing yet, as he ought to know it: Godbey New Testament If any one seems to know anything, yet he knows not as it behooves him to know; Haweis New Testament But if any man conceit that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know. Mace New Testament and if any man be conceited of his own knowledge, he knows nothing yet as he ought to know it. Weymouth New Testament If any one imagines that he already possesses any true knowledge, he has as yet attained to no knowledge of the kind to which he ought to have attained; Worrell New Testament If anyone thinks that he has known anything, not yet did he know it as he ought to know it; Worsley New Testament And if any one be conceited of his knowledge, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Food Sacrificed to Idols1Now about food sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. 2 The one who thinks he knows something does not yet know as he ought to know. 3But the one who loves God is known by God.… Cross References Proverbs 26:12 Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him. Proverbs 3:7 Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil. Romans 11:25 I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you will not be conceited: A hardening in part has come to Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles has come in. 1 Corinthians 13:8-12 Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be restrained; where there is knowledge, it will be dismissed. / For we know in part and we prophesy in part, / but when the perfect comes, the partial passes away. ... Galatians 6:3 If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself. James 1:5 Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. 1 Corinthians 3:18 Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise. Proverbs 12:15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to counsel. 1 John 2:20-21 You, however, have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth. / I have not written to you because you lack knowledge of the truth, but because you have it, and because no lie comes from the truth. Romans 12:16 Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but associate with the lowly. Do not be conceited. Isaiah 5:21 Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight. 1 Timothy 6:4 he is conceited and understands nothing. Instead, he has an unhealthy interest in controversies and disputes about words, out of which come envy, strife, abusive talk, evil suspicions, 2 Corinthians 10:5 We demolish arguments and every presumption set up against the knowledge of God; and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. Jeremiah 9:23-24 This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches. / But let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD, who exercises loving devotion, justice and righteousness on the earth—for I delight in these things,” declares the LORD. Colossians 2:8 See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, which are based on human tradition and the spiritual forces of the world rather than on Christ. Treasury of Scripture And if any man think that he knows any thing, he knows nothing yet as he ought to know. if. Proverbs 26:12 Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him. Proverbs 30:2-4 Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man… Romans 11:25 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in. Jump to Previous Already Attained Behoveth Far Imagines Kind Ought Possesses Right Seems Something Think Thinketh Thinks True.Jump to Next Already Attained Behoveth Far Imagines Kind Ought Possesses Right Seems Something Think Thinketh Thinks True.1 Corinthians 8 1. To abstain from food offered to idols.8. We must not abuse our Christian liberty, to the offense of our brothers; 11. but must bridle our knowledge with charity. The one who thinks he knows something This phrase challenges the self-assuredness of human knowledge. In the Greek, "thinks" (δοκεῖ) implies a subjective opinion or assumption. Paul addresses the Corinthian believers who prided themselves on their knowledge, particularly regarding food offered to idols. Historically, Corinth was a hub of philosophical thought, and many believers were influenced by this intellectual environment. Paul warns against the arrogance that can accompany knowledge, reminding us that true wisdom is humble and recognizes its limitations. does not yet know as he ought to know It has been suggested (Stanley in loc) that "not yet" has here the force of "not in the infirmities of their mortal state;" but such an interpretation introduces altogether a new element of thought, to which there is no antithetical explanation in what follows. Verse 2. - If any man think that he knoweth anything. Humility is the test of true knowledge, and love the inevitable factor in all Christian knowledge. The conceit of knowledge is usually the usurped self assertion of an imaginary infallibility. We only know "in part," and our knowledge, having at the best a purely relative value, is destined to vanish away (1 Corinthians 13:8). As he ought to know. True knowledge has in it an element of moral obligation, and saintliness is knowledge and supersedes the necessity for formal knowledge. Love is knowledge which has passed into heavenly wisdom. The student may say to the mystic, "All that you see I know;" but the mystic may retort," All that you know, I see."Parallel Commentaries ... Greek The one whoτις (tis) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 5100: Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object. thinks δοκεῖ (dokei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1380: A prolonged form of a primary verb, doko dok'-o of the same meaning; to think; by implication, to seem. he knows ἐγνωκέναι (egnōkenai) Verb - Perfect Infinitive Active Strong's 1097: A prolonged form of a primary verb; to 'know' in a great variety of applications and with many implications. something τι (ti) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 5100: Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object. does not yet know ἔγνω (egnō) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1097: A prolonged form of a primary verb; to 'know' in a great variety of applications and with many implications. as καθὼς (kathōs) Adverb Strong's 2531: According to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as. From kata and hos; just as, that. he ought δεῖ (dei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1163: Third person singular active present of deo; also deon deh-on'; neuter active participle of the same; both used impersonally; it is Necessary. to know. γνῶναι (gnōnai) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active Strong's 1097: A prolonged form of a primary verb; to 'know' in a great variety of applications and with many implications. Links 1 Corinthians 8:2 NIV1 Corinthians 8:2 NLT 1 Corinthians 8:2 ESV 1 Corinthians 8:2 NASB 1 Corinthians 8:2 KJV 1 Corinthians 8:2 BibleApps.com 1 Corinthians 8:2 Biblia Paralela 1 Corinthians 8:2 Chinese Bible 1 Corinthians 8:2 French Bible 1 Corinthians 8:2 Catholic Bible NT Letters: 1 Corinthians 8:2 But if anyone thinks that he knows (1 Cor. 1C iC 1Cor i cor icor) |
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