1 Corinthians 10

1 And I do not wish you to be ignorant, brothers, that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea,

For I would not have you ignorant, brothers, how our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea,

2 and all were immersed into Moses in the cloud, and in the sea;

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

3 and all ate the same spiritual food,

They all ate of the same spiritual bread,

4 and all drank the same spiritual drink, for they were drinking of a spiritual rock following them, and the rock was the Christ;

and all drank from the same spiritual stream, for they were drinking from a spiritual rock that followed them, and that Rock was Christ.

5 but in the most of them God was not well pleased, for they were strewn in the wilderness,

But in most of them God was not well pleased, for they were laid low in the desert.

6 and those things became types of us, for our not passionately desiring evil things, as also these desired.

Now this happened as a warning for us, that we might not long for evil things as they longed.

7 Neither become idolaters, as certain of them, as it has been written: “The people sat down to eat and to drink, and stood up to play”;

And you must not be idolaters like some of them. as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, And they rose up for idol dances.

8 neither may we commit whoredom, as certain of them committed whoredom, and there fell in one day twenty-three thousand;

Nor must we act licentiously, as some of them did, and fell in a single day, twenty-three thousand of them.

9 neither may we tempt the Christ, as also certain of them tempted, and perished by the serpents;

Neither must we presume upon the patience of our Lord, as some of them presumed, and were destroyed by the serpents;

10 neither murmur, as also some of them murmured, and perished by the destroyer.

nor murmur, as some of them did, and were destroyed by the Destroying Angel.

11 And all these things happened to those persons as types, and they were written for our admonition, to whom the end of the ages came, (aiōn g165)

Now these things were happening to them typically, but were written down for our admonition who stand at the meeting of the ages. (aiōn g165)

12 so that he who is thinking to stand—let him observe, lest he fall.

So then let him who imagines that he is standing so securely beware lest he fall.

13 No temptation has taken you—except that of man; and God is faithful, who will not permit you to be tempted above what you are able, but He will make, with the temptation, also the outlet, for your being able to bear [it].

No temptation has overtaken you that is beyond man’s power; but God is faithful, who will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear, but will, with every temptation, provide the way of escape also, so that you may be able to withstand.

14 For this reason, my beloved, flee from the idolatry;

So then, my beloved, continually flee from idolatry.

15 as to wise men I speak—judge what I say.

I am speaking to men of sense; do you yourselves judge what I say.

16 The cup of the blessing that we bless—is it not the fellowship of the blood of the Christ? The bread that we break—is it not the fellowship of the body of the Christ?

The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not a common participation in the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not a common participation in the body of Christ?

17 Because one bread, one body, are we the many—for we all partake of the one bread.

Because we who are many are one bread, one body, for we all do share in the one loaf.

18 See Israel according to the flesh! Are those not eating the sacrifices in the fellowship of the altar?

Look at Israel according to the flesh; are not those who eat the sacrifices in communion with the altar?

19 What do I say then? That an idol is anything? Or that a sacrifice offered to an idol is anything?

What then shall we say? that an offering to an idol is anything? or that an idol is really anything?

20 [No, ] but that the things that the nations sacrifice—they sacrifice to demons and not to God; and I do not wish you to come into the fellowship of the demons.

On the contrary, what the heathen sacrifice they sacrifice to demons and not to God, and I do not want you to have communion with demons.

21 You are not able to drink the cup of the LORD and the cup of demons; you are not able to partake of the table of the LORD and of the table of demons;

You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and also the cup of demons; you cannot be partakers in the Lord’s table and in the table of demons.

22 do we arouse the LORD to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?

What! would we provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than he?

23 All things are lawful to me, but not all things are profitable; all things are lawful to me, but not all things build up;

"All things are lawful," you say? But not all things are expedient; "all things are lawful"; but not all build up.

24 let no one seek his own—but each another’s.

Let not each one be always seeking his own, but rather his neighbor’s good.

25 Eat whatever is sold in the meat-market, not inquiring, because of the conscience,

Eat anything that is for sale in the markets, asking no questions for conscience sake;

26 for the earth and its fullness [are] the LORD’s;

for the earth and its fulness are the Lord’s.

27 and if anyone of the unbelieving calls you, and you wish to go, eat all that is set before you, inquiring nothing, because of the conscience;

If one who is not a believer invites you to his house, and you wish to go, eat everything that is set before you, without asking questions for conscience sake.

28 and if anyone may say to you, “This is a thing sacrificed to an idol,” do not eat, because of that one who showed [it], and of the conscience, for the LORD’s [is] the earth and its fullness:

But if any one tells you, "This food has been offered in sacrifice," do not eat it, for the sake of him who told you,

29 and conscience, I say, not of yourself, but of the other, for why [is it] that my liberty is judged by another’s conscience?

and for your conscience sake - his conscience, not your own. "But," you may object, "why should my freedom be decided upon another’s scruples of conscience?

30 And if I partake thankfully, why am I spoken of [as] evil, for that for which I give thanks?

If I eat after giving thanks, why am I denounced for eating that for which I have given thanks?"

31 Whether, then, you eat, or drink, or do anything, do all to the glory of God;

Because whether you are eating or whether you are drinking, you are to do it all for the glory of God.

32 become offenseless, both to Jews and Greeks, and to the Assembly of God;

Do not be a cause of stumbling either to Jews of to Gentiles, or to the church of God.

33 as I also please all in all things, not seeking my own profit, but that of many—that they may be saved.

For so I also try to please all men in every way, not by seeking my own good, but the good of the many, that they may be saved.