1 Corinthians 10

1 I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud, and that they all passed through the sea.

Moreouer, brethren, I woulde not that yee shoulde bee ignorant, that all our fathers were vnder that cloude, and all passed through that sea,

2 They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea.

And were all baptized vnto Moses, in that cloude, and in that sea,

3 They all ate the same spiritual food

And did all eat the same spiritual meat,

4 and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ.

And did all drinke the same spirituall drinke (for they dranke of the spiritual Rocke that folowed them: and the Rocke was Christ)

5 Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them, for they were struck down in the wilderness.

But with many of them God was not pleased: for they were ouerthrowen in ye wildernes.

6 These things took place as examples to keep us from craving evil things as they did.

Nowe these things are our ensamples, to the intent that we should not lust after euil things as they also lusted.

7 Do not be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written: “The people sat down to eat and to drink, and got up to indulge in revelry.”

Neither bee ye idolaters as were some of them, as it is written, The people sate downe to eate and drinke, and rose vp to play.

8 We should not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did, and in one day twenty-three thousand of them died.

Neither let vs commit fornication, as some of them committed fornication, and fell in one day three and twentie thousand.

9 We should not test Christ, as some of them did, and were killed by snakes.

Neither let vs tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted him, and were destroyed of serpents.

10 And do not complain, as some of them did, and were killed by the destroying angel.

Neither murmure ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.

11 Now these things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come. (aiōn g165)

Nowe all these things came vnto them for ensamples, and were written to admonish vs, vpon whome the endes of the world are come. (aiōn g165)

12 So the one who thinks he is standing firm should be careful not to fall.

Wherefore, let him that thinketh he standeth, take heede lest he fall.

13 No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.

There hath no tentation taken you, but such as appertaine to man: and God is faithfull, which will not suffer you to be tempted aboue that you be able, but wil euen giue the issue with the tentation, that ye may be able to beare it.

14 Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry.

Wherefore my beloued, flee from idolatrie.

15 I speak to reasonable people; judge for yourselves what I say.

I speake as vnto them which haue vnderstanding: iugde ye what I say.

16 Is not the cup of blessing that we bless a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ?

The cup of blessing which we blesse, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we breake, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?

17 Because there is one loaf, we who are many are one body; for we all partake of the one loaf.

For we that are many, are one bread and one body, because we all are partakers of one bread.

18 Consider the people of Israel: Are not those who eat the sacrifices fellow partakers in the altar?

Beholde Israel, which is after the flesh: are not they which eate of the sacrifices partakers of the altar?

19 Am I suggesting, then, that food sacrificed to an idol is anything, or that an idol is anything?

What say I then? that the idole is any thing? or that that which is sacrificed to idoles, is any thing?

20 No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God. And I do not want you to be participants with demons.

Nay, but that these things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to deuils, and not vnto God: and I would not that ye should haue fellowship with the deuils.

21 You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot partake in the table of the Lord and the table of demons too.

Ye can not drinke the cup of the Lord, and the cup of the deuils. Ye can not be partakers of the Lords table, and of the table of the deuils.

22 Are we trying to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?

Doe we prouoke the Lord to anger? are we stronger then he?

23 “Everything is permissible,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible,” but not everything is edifying.

All things are lawfull for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawfull for me, but all things edifie not.

24 No one should seek his own good, but the good of others.

Let no man seeke his owne, but euery man anothers wealth.

25 Eat anything sold in the meat market without raising questions of conscience,

Whatsoeuer is solde in the shambles, eate ye, and aske no question for conscience sake.

26 for, “The earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness thereof.”

For the earth is the Lords, and all that therein is.

27 If an unbeliever invites you to a meal and you want to go, eat anything set before you without raising questions of conscience.

If any of them which beleeue not, call you to a feast, and if ye wil go, whatsoeuer is set before you, eate, asking no question for conscience sake.

28 But if someone tells you, “This food was offered to idols,” then do not eat it, for the sake of the one who told you and for the sake of conscience—

But if any man say vnto you, This is sacrificed vnto idoles, eate it not, because of him that shewed it, and for the conscience (for the earth is the Lords, and all that therein is)

29 the other one’s conscience, I mean, not your own. For why should my freedom be determined by someone else’s conscience?

And the conscience, I say, not thine, but of that other: for why should my libertie be condemned of another mans conscience?

30 If I partake in the meal with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of that for which I give thanks?

For if I through Gods benefite be partaker, why am I euill spoken of, for that wherefore I giue thankes?

31 So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God.

Whether therefore ye eate, or drinke, or whatsoeuer ye doe, doe all to the glory of God.

32 Do not become a stumbling block, whether to Jews or Greeks or the church of God—

Giue none offence, neither to the Iewes, nor to the Grecians, nor to the Church of God:

33 as I also try to please everyone in all I do. For I am not seeking my own good, but the good of many, that they may be saved.

Euen as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine owne profite, but the profite of many, that they might be saued.