1 Corinthians 10
1 I want you to bear in mind, friends, that all our ancestors were beneath the cloud, and all passed through the sea;
Οὐ θέλω γὰρ ὑμᾶς ἀγνοεῖν, ἀδελφοί, ὅτι οἱ πατέρες ἡμῶν πάντες ὑπὸ τὴν νεφέλην ἦσαν, καὶ πάντες διὰ τῆς θαλάσσης διῆλθον,
2 that in the cloud and in the sea they all underwent baptism as followers of Moses;
καὶ πάντες εἰς τὸν Μωϋσῆν ἐβαπτίσαντο ἐν τῇ νεφέλῃ, καὶ ἐν τῇ θαλάσσῃ,
3 and that they all ate the same supernatural food,
καὶ πάντες τὸ αὐτὸ πνευματικὸν βρῶμα ἔφαγον,
4 and all drank the same supernatural water, for they used to drink from a supernatural rock which followed them, and that rock was the Christ.
καὶ πάντες τὸ αὐτὸ πνευματικὸν ἔπιον πόμα, ἔπινον γὰρ ἐκ πνευματικῆς ἀκολουθούσης πέτρας, ἡ δὲ πέτρα ἦν ὁ ˚Χριστός.
5 Yet with most of them God was displeased; for they were struck down in the desert.
Ἀλλʼ οὐκ ἐν τοῖς πλείοσιν αὐτῶν ηὐδόκησεν ὁ ˚Θεός, κατεστρώθησαν γὰρ ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ.
6 Now these things happened as warnings to us, to teach us not to long for evil things as our ancestors longed.
Ταῦτα δὲ τύποι ἡμῶν ἐγενήθησαν, εἰς τὸ μὴ εἶναι ἡμᾶς ἐπιθυμητὰς κακῶν, καθὼς κἀκεῖνοι ἐπεθύμησαν.
7 Do not become idolaters, as some of them became. Scripture says – “The people sat down to eat and drink, and stood up to dance.”
Μηδὲ εἰδωλολάτραι γίνεσθε, καθώς τινες αὐτῶν· ὥσπερ γέγραπται, “Ἐκάθισεν ὁ λαὸς φαγεῖν καὶ πεῖν, καὶ ἀνέστησαν παίζειν.”
8 Nor let us act immorally, as some of them acted, with the result that twenty-three thousand of them fell dead in a single day.
Μηδὲ πορνεύωμεν, καθώς τινες αὐτῶν ἐπόρνευσαν, καὶ ἔπεσαν μιᾷ ἡμέρᾳ εἴκοσι τρεῖς χιλιάδες.
9 Nor let us try the patience of the Lord too far, as some of them tried it, with the result that they were, one after another, destroyed by snakes.
Μηδὲ ἐκπειράζωμεν τὸν ˚Κύριον, καθώς τινες αὐτῶν ἐπείρασαν, καὶ ὑπὸ τῶν ὄφεων ἀπώλλυντο.
10 And do not murmur, as some of them murmured, and so were destroyed by the angel of death.
Μηδὲ γογγύζετε, καθάπερ τινὲς αὐτῶν ἐγόγγυσαν, καὶ ἀπώλοντο ὑπὸ τοῦ ὀλοθρευτοῦ.
11 These things happened to them by way of warning, and were recorded to serve as a caution to us, in whose days the close of the ages has come. (aiōn g165)
Ταῦτα δὲ τυπικῶς συνέβαινεν ἐκείνοις, ἐγράφη δὲ πρὸς νουθεσίαν ἡμῶν, εἰς οὓς τὰ τέλη τῶν αἰώνων κατήντηκεν. (aiōn g165)
12 Therefore let the person who thinks that they stand take care that they do not fall.
Ὥστε ὁ δοκῶν ἑστάναι, βλεπέτω μὴ πέσῃ.
13 No temptation has come upon you that is not common to all humanity. God will not fail you, and he will not allow you to be tempted beyond your strength; but, when he sends the temptation, he will also provide the way of escape, so that you may have strength to endure.
Πειρασμὸς ὑμᾶς οὐκ εἴληφεν, εἰ μὴ ἀνθρώπινος· πιστὸς δὲ ὁ ˚Θεός, ὃς οὐκ ἐάσει ὑμᾶς πειρασθῆναι ὑπὲρ ὃ δύνασθε, ἀλλὰ ποιήσει σὺν τῷ πειρασμῷ καὶ τὴν ἔκβασιν τοῦ δύνασθαι ὑπενεγκεῖν.
14 Therefore, my dear friends, shun the worship of idols.
Διόπερ, ἀγαπητοί μου, φεύγετε ἀπὸ τῆς εἰδωλολατρίας.
15 I speak to you as man of discernment; form your own judgment about what I am saying.
Ὡς φρονίμοις λέγω, κρίνατε ὑμεῖς ὅ φημι.
16 In the cup of blessing which we bless, is not there a sharing in the blood of the Christ? And in the bread which we break, is not there a sharing in the body of the Christ?
Τὸ ποτήριον τῆς εὐλογίας, ὃ εὐλογοῦμεν, οὐχὶ κοινωνία ἐστὶν τοῦ αἵματος τοῦ ˚Χριστοῦ; Τὸν ἄρτον ὃν κλῶμεν, οὐχὶ κοινωνία τοῦ σώματος τοῦ ˚Χριστοῦ ἐστιν;
17 The bread is one, and we, though many, are one body; for we all partake of that one bread.
Ὅτι εἷς ἄρτος, ἓν σῶμα οἱ πολλοί ἐσμεν, οἱ γὰρ πάντες ἐκ τοῦ ἑνὸς ἄρτου μετέχομεν.
18 Look at the people of Israel. Do not those who eat the sacrifices share with the altar?
Βλέπετε τὸν Ἰσραὴλ κατὰ σάρκα· οὐχὶ οἱ ἐσθίοντες τὰς θυσίας, κοινωνοὶ τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου εἰσίν;
19 What do I mean? That an offering made to an idol, or the idol itself, is anything?
Τί οὖν φημι; Ὅτι εἰδωλόθυτόν τί ἐστιν, τί ἐστιν;
20 No; what I say is that the sacrifices offered by the Gentiles are offered to demons and to a being who is no God, and I do not want you to share with demons.
Ἀλλʼ ὅτι ἃ θύουσιν τὰ ἔθνη, δαιμονίοις καὶ οὐ ˚Θεῷ θύουσιν, οὐ θέλω δὲ ὑμᾶς κοινωνοὺς τῶν δαιμονίων γίνεσθαι.
21 You cannot drink both the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You cannot partake at the table of the Lord and at the table of demons.
Οὐ δύνασθε ποτήριον ˚Κυρίου πίνειν, καὶ ποτήριον δαιμονίων. Οὐ δύνασθε τραπέζης ˚Κυρίου μετέχειν, καὶ τραπέζης δαιμονίων.
22 Or are we to rouse the jealousy of the Lord? Are we stronger than he?
Ἢ παραζηλοῦμεν τὸν ˚Κύριον; Μὴ ἰσχυρότεροι αὐτοῦ ἐσμεν;
23 Everything is allowable! Yes, but everything is not profitable. Everything is allowable! Yes, but everything does not build up character.
Πάντα ἔξεστιν, ἀλλʼ οὐ πάντα συμφέρει. Πάντα ἔξεστιν, ἀλλʼ οὐ πάντα οἰκοδομεῖ.
24 A person must not study their own interests, but the interests of others.
Μηδεὶς τὸ ἑαυτοῦ ζητείτω, ἀλλὰ τὸ τοῦ ἑτέρου.
25 Eat anything that is sold in the market, without making inquiries to satisfy your scruples;
Πᾶν τὸ ἐν μακέλλῳ πωλούμενον ἐσθίετε, μηδὲν ἀνακρίνοντες διὰ τὴν συνείδησιν.
26 for the earth, with all that is in it, belongs to the Lord.
“Τοῦ ˚Κυρίου γὰρ ἡ γῆ, καὶ τὸ πλήρωμα αὐτῆς.”
27 If an unbeliever invites you to his house and you consent to go, eat anything that is put before you, without making inquiries to satisfy your scruples.
Εἴ τις καλεῖ ὑμᾶς τῶν ἀπίστων, καὶ θέλετε πορεύεσθαι, πᾶν τὸ παρατιθέμενον ὑμῖν ἐσθίετε, μηδὲν ἀνακρίνοντες διὰ τὴν συνείδησιν.
28 But, if anyone should say to you “This has been offered in sacrifice to an idol,” then, for the sake of the speaker and his scruples, do not eat it.
Ἐὰν δέ τις ὑμῖν εἴπῃ, “Τοῦτο ἱερόθυτόν ἐστιν”, μὴ ἐσθίετε, διʼ ἐκεῖνον τὸν μηνύσαντα, καὶ τὴν συνείδησιν·
29 I do not say your scruples, but his. For why should the freedom that I claim be condemned by the scruples of another?
συνείδησιν δὲ λέγω, οὐχὶ τὴν ἑαυτοῦ, ἀλλὰ τὴν τοῦ ἑτέρου· ἵνα τί γὰρ ἡ ἐλευθερία μου κρίνεται ὑπὸ ἄλλης συνειδήσεως;
30 If, for my part, I take the food thankfully, why should I be abused for eating that for which I give thanks?
Εἰ ἐγὼ χάριτι μετέχω, τί βλασφημοῦμαι ὑπὲρ οὗ ἐγὼ εὐχαριστῶ;
31 Whether, then, you eat or drink or whatever you do, do everything to the honour of God.
Εἴτε οὖν ἐσθίετε, εἴτε πίνετε, εἴτε τι ποιεῖτε, πάντα εἰς δόξαν ˚Θεοῦ ποιεῖτε.
32 Do not cause offence either to Jews or Greeks or to the church of God;
Ἀπρόσκοποι καὶ Ἰουδαίοις γίνεσθε, καὶ Ἕλλησιν, καὶ τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ.
33 for I, also, try to please everybody in everything, not seeking my own advantage, but do what is best for others, so that they may be saved.
Καθὼς κἀγὼ πάντα, πᾶσιν ἀρέσκω, μὴ ζητῶν τὸ ἐμαυτοῦ σύμφορον, ἀλλὰ τὸ τῶν πολλῶν, ἵνα σωθῶσιν.
