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1 Corinthians 8:2
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If anyone thinks he knows anything, he does not yet know it as he ought to know it.
And if any man thinke that hee knoweth any thing, hee knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know.
And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know.
If anyone imagines that he knows something, he does not yet know as he ought to know.
If anyone thinks that he knows anything, he has not yet known as he ought to know;
If you think you know something, you do not yet know anything as you should.
If anyone imagines that he knows and understands anything [of divine matters, without love], he has not yet known as he ought to know.
If anyone supposes that he knows anything, he has not yet known as he ought to know;
If anyone thinks that he has known anything, he has not yet known as he ought to know;
The one who thinks he knows something does not yet know as he ought to know.
In fact, people who think they know so much don't know anything at all.
The person who thinks he "knows" something doesn't yet know in the way he ought to know.
If any one think he knows anything, he knows nothing yet as he ought to know [it].
Those who think they know something do not yet know anything as they should.
Nowe, if any man thinke that hee knoweth any thing, hee knoweth nothing yet as hee ought to knowe.
And if any man thinks that, of himself, he knows any thing, he knows nothing yet as he ought to know it.
Those who think they know something really don't know as they ought to know.
If anyone thinks he knows anything, he has not yet known as it is necessary to know.
But if anyone thinks to know anything, he still has known nothing as he ought to know.
If any man thinketh that he knoweth anything, he knoweth not yet as he ought to know;
If anyone seems to himself to have knowledge, so far he has not the right sort of knowledge about anything;
But if anyone thinks that he knows anything, he doesn't yet know as he ought to know.
If anyone thinks he knows something, he has not yet learned it as he ought to know it.1 Corinthians 13:8-9,12; Galatians 6:3; 1 Timothy 6:4;">[xr]
But if a man think that he knows any thing, he knows nothing yet as it behoves him to know:
2 And if any one thinketh that he knoweth any thing he knoweth nothing yet, as he ought to know [fn] .
If any man thynke that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know.
If any man thinketh that he knoweth anything, he knoweth not yet as he ought to know;
But if anyone thinks that he knows anything, he doesn't yet know as he ought to know.
Knowledge puffeth up, but love edifieth. And if any one think he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know.
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;
But if ony man gessith, that he kan ony thing, he hath not yit knowe hou it bihoueth hym to kunne.
If any man thinks that he knows anything, he doesn't know yet as he ought to know;
And if any man thinketh that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know.
If someone thinks he knows something, he does not yet know to the degree that he needs to know.
And if anyone thinks that he knows anything, he knows nothing yet as he ought to know.
The person who thinks he knows all the answers still has a lot to learn.
Anyone who claims to know something does not yet have the necessary knowledge;
If anyone thinketh that he knoweth anything, not yet knoweth he, as he must needs come to know,
And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he hath not yet known as he ought to know.
If any one imagines that he knows something, he does not yet know as he ought to know.
If eny man thinke that he knoweth eny thinge he knoweth nothynge yet as he ought to knowe.
and if any one doth think to know anything, he hath not yet known anything according as it behoveth [him] to know;
Neuertheles yf eny ma thinke yt he knoweth eny thinge, he knoweth not yet how he oughte to knowe.
and if any man be conceited of his own knowledge, he knows nothing yet as he ought to know it.
And besides, a fellow who claims to know everything doesn't know very much at all.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
if: Proverbs 26:12, Proverbs 30:2-4, Romans 11:25, Galatians 6:3, 1 Timothy 1:5-7, 1 Timothy 6:3, 1 Timothy 6:4
Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 14:20 - to know Job 13:2 - General Proverbs 3:5 - and Proverbs 11:2 - but Proverbs 14:6 - scorner Luke 8:18 - seemeth to have Acts 8:31 - How Acts 18:26 - expounded Romans 2:18 - knowest Romans 2:19 - art confident Romans 12:16 - Be not 1 Corinthians 3:18 - If 1 Corinthians 8:1 - touching 1 Corinthians 8:10 - which hast 1 Corinthians 10:12 - General 1 Corinthians 13:9 - General 1 Corinthians 14:37 - any 2 Corinthians 8:7 - knowledge
Cross-References
When Noah was 600 years old, on the seventeenth day of the second month, all the underground waters erupted from the earth, and the rain fell in mighty torrents from the sky.
This time the dove returned to him in the evening with a fresh olive leaf in its beak. Then Noah knew that the floodwaters were almost gone.
Noah was now 601 years old. On the first day of the new year, ten and a half months after the flood began, the floodwaters had almost dried up from the earth. Noah lifted back the covering of the boat and saw that the surface of the ground was drying.
Who is wise enough to count all the clouds? Who can tilt the water jars of heaven
I was there when he set the clouds above, when he established springs deep in the earth.
You threw me into the ocean depths, and I sank down to the heart of the sea. The mighty waters engulfed me; I was buried beneath your wild and stormy waves.
I know this because I am under the authority of my superior officers, and I have authority over my soldiers. I only need to say, ‘Go,' and they go, or ‘Come,' and they come. And if I say to my slaves, ‘Do this,' they do it."
Gill's Notes on the 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 those that are elated with their knowledge, and treat others with contempt, and have no regard to their peace and edification:
he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know; if he did, he would know this, that he ought to consult the peace, comfort, and edification of his brother; and therefore whatever knowledge he may fancy he has attained to, or whatever he may be capable of, and hereafter obtain, for the present he must be put down for a man that knows nothing as he should do; for he knows neither his duty to God nor man; if he knew the former, he would know the latter.
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 despise others, or to disregard their interests. “If anyone is conceited of his knowledge, is so vain, and proud, and self-confident, that he is led to despise others, and to disregard their true interests, he has not yet learned the very first elements of true knowledge as he ought to learn them, True knowledge will make us humble, modest, and kind to others. It will not puff us up, and it will not lead us to overlook the real happiness of others.” See Romans 11:25.
Any thing - Any matter pertaining to science, morals, philosophy, or religion. This is a general maxim pertaining to all pretenders to knowledge.
He knoweth nothing yet ... - He has not known what is most necessary to be known on the subject; nor has he known the true use and design of knowledge, which is to edify and promote the happiness of others. If a man has not so learned anything as to make it contribute to the happiness of others, it is a proof that he has never learned the true design of the first elements of knowledge. Paul’s design is to induce them to seek the welfare of their brethren. Knowledge, rightly applied, will promote the happiness of all. And it is true now as it was then, that if a man is a miser in knowledge as in wealth; if he lives to accumulate, never to impart; if he is filled with a vain conceit of his wisdom, and seeks not to benefit others by enlightening their ignorance, and guiding them in the way of truth, he has never learned the true use of science, any more than the man has of wealth who always hoards, never gives. It is valueless unless it is diffused, as the light of heaven would be valueless unless diffused all over the world, and the waters would be valueless if always preserved in lakes and reservoirs, and never diffused over hills and vales to refresh the earth.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 1 Corinthians 8:2. He knoweth nothing yet, &c.] The person who acts in this rash, unfeeling way, from the general knowledge which he has of the vanity of idolatry and the liberty which the Gospel affords from Jewish rites, with all his knowledge does not know this, that though the first and greatest commandment says, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, &c., yet the second is like unto it: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. He, then, that can torment his neighbour's weak or tender conscience with his food or his conduct, does not love him as himself, and therefore knows nothing as he ought to know.
