Do I mean that food sacrificed to a statue of a god is anything? Do I mean that a statue of a god is anything?

我是怎么说呢？岂是说祭偶像之物算得什么呢？或说偶像算得什么呢？

那么，我怎么说呢？是说祭偶像之物算得了什么吗？或说偶像算得了什么吗？

那么，我怎么说呢？是说祭偶像之物算得了什么吗？或说偶像算得了什么吗？

我这话是什么意思呢？是说偶像和祭偶像的食物有什么特别吗？

我说的是什么意思呢？偶像算得什么，还是祭过偶像的食物算得什么？

那么，我怎么说呢？难道说祭过偶像的食物算得了什么吗？或说，偶像算得了什么吗？

我是怎麼說呢？豈是說祭偶像之物算得甚麼呢？或說偶像算得甚麼呢？

那麼，我怎麼說呢？是說祭偶像之物算得了甚麼嗎？或說偶像算得了甚麼嗎？

那麼，我怎麼說呢？是說祭偶像之物算得了甚麼嗎？或說偶像算得了甚麼嗎？

我這話是什麼意思呢？是說偶像和祭偶像的食物有什麼特別嗎？

我說的是甚麼意思呢？偶像算得甚麼，還是祭過偶像的食物算得甚麼？

那我是說甚麼呢？是說祭偶像之物算得了甚麼呢？還是說偶像算得了甚麼呢？

那麼，我怎麼說呢？難道說祭過偶像的食物算得了什麼嗎？或說，偶像算得了什麼嗎？

然則何謂耶、言祭像之物為足稱乎、抑像為足稱乎、

吾非謂有主偶像者、亦非謂祭偶像之物、而物遂異、

所言何也、偶像豈足稱道乎、祭偶像之物、亦豈足稱道乎、

然則何如？豈謂祭肉足以浼我乎？抑吾目中尚有偶像其物乎？非也！

Do I mean then that food sacrificed to an idol is anything, or that an idol is anything?

What do I imply then? That food offered to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything?

What am I trying to say? Am I saying that food offered to idols has some significance, or that idols are real gods?

What am I saying then? That food sacrificed to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything?

What do I mean then? That food sacrificed to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything?

What am I saying then? That an idol is anything, or what is offered to idols is anything?

What say I then? that a thing sacrificed to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything?

What am I saying then? That food offered to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything?

What say I then? that the idol is any thing, or that which is offered in sacrifice to idols is any thing?

Am I saying that idols or food sacrificed to them amount to anything?

What am I saying then? That a thing sacrificed to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything?

So then, here is what I say about eating food sacrificed to statues of gods. We know that“ a god made by human hands is really nothing at all in the world.” We know that“ there is only one God.”

Suppose I have the gift of prophecy. Suppose I can understand all the secret things of God and know everything about him. And suppose I have enough faith to move mountains. If I don’t have love, I am nothing at all.

So the one who plants is not important. The one who waters is not important. It is God who makes things grow. He is the important one.

So they are not really gods at all. What they do does not amount to anything. They are as useless as wind.

They made me jealous by serving what is not even a god. They made me angry by worshiping worthless statues of gods. I will use people who are not a nation to make them jealous. A nation that has no understanding will make them angry.

To him, all the nations don’t amount to anything. He considers them to be worthless. In fact, they are less than nothing in his sight.

God chose the things of this world that are common and looked down on. God chose things considered unimportant to do away with things considered important.

I have made a fool of myself. But you made me do it. You should have praised me. Even though I am nothing, I am in no way less important than the“ super- apostles.”