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Through thy knowledge (en tēi sēi gnōsei). Literally, in thy knowledge. Surely a poor use to put one’s superior knowledge.
Perisheth (apollutai). Present middle indicative of the common verb apollumi, to destroy. Ruin follows in the wake of such daredevil knowledge.
For whose sake Christ died (di' hon Christos apethanen). Just as much as for the enlightened brother with his selfish pride. The accusative (hon) with di' gives the reason, not the agent as with the genitive in 1Co 8:6 (di' hou). The appeal to the death (apethanen, second aorist active indicative of apothnēskō) of Christ is the central fact that clinches Paul’s argument.