Προς Κορινθιους Α΄ 10
1 Οὐ θέλω γὰρ ὑμᾶς ἀγνοεῖν, ἀδελφοί, ὅτι οἱ πατέρες ἡμῶν πάντες ὑπὸ τὴν νεφέλην ἦσαν, καὶ πάντες διὰ τῆς θαλάσσης διῆλθον,
Now, brethren, I do not wish you to be ignorant, that all our fathers were under the cloud, and that all passed through the sea,
2 καὶ πάντες εἰς τὸν Μωϋσῆν ἐβαπτίσαντο ἐν τῇ νεφέλῃ, καὶ ἐν τῇ θαλάσσῃ,
and were all immersed into Moses, in the cloud and in the sea;
3 καὶ πάντες τὸ αὐτὸ πνευματικὸν βρῶμα ἔφαγον,
and did all eat the same spiritual food,
4 καὶ πάντες τὸ αὐτὸ πνευματικὸν ἔπιον πόμα, ἔπινον γὰρ ἐκ πνευματικῆς ἀκολουθούσης πέτρας, ἡ δὲ πέτρα ἦν ὁ ˚Χριστός.
and did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them, and that Rock was the Christ.
5 Ἀλλʼ οὐκ ἐν τοῖς πλείοσιν αὐτῶν ηὐδόκησεν ὁ ˚Θεός, κατεστρώθησαν γὰρ ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ.
But with the most of them God was not well pleased, for they were overthrown in the wilderness.
6 Ταῦτα δὲ τύποι ἡμῶν ἐγενήθησαν, εἰς τὸ μὴ εἶναι ἡμᾶς ἐπιθυμητὰς κακῶν, καθὼς κἀκεῖνοι ἐπεθύμησαν.
Now these things took place as examples for us, that we should not desire evil things, as they, also, desired.
7 Μηδὲ εἰδωλολάτραι γίνεσθε, καθώς τινες αὐτῶν· ὥσπερ γέγραπται, “Ἐκάθισεν ὁ λαὸς φαγεῖν καὶ πεῖν, καὶ ἀνέστησαν παίζειν.”
Neither be you idolaters, as some of them were, as it is written: Tho people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to engage in idolatrous sport.
8 Μηδὲ πορνεύωμεν, καθώς τινες αὐτῶν ἐπόρνευσαν, καὶ ἔπεσαν μιᾷ ἡμέρᾳ εἴκοσι τρεῖς χιλιάδες.
Nor let us be guilty of lewdness, as some of them were guilty, and fell, in one day, twenty-three thousand.
9 Μηδὲ ἐκπειράζωμεν τὸν ˚Κύριον, καθώς τινες αὐτῶν ἐπείρασαν, καὶ ὑπὸ τῶν ὄφεων ἀπώλλυντο.
Nor let us tempt the Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed by serpents.
10 Μηδὲ γογγύζετε, καθάπερ τινὲς αὐτῶν ἐγόγγυσαν, καὶ ἀπώλοντο ὑπὸ τοῦ ὀλοθρευτοῦ.
Nor do you murmur, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed by the destroyer.
11 Ταῦτα δὲ τυπικῶς συνέβαινεν ἐκείνοις, ἐγράφη δὲ πρὸς νουθεσίαν ἡμῶν, εἰς οὓς τὰ τέλη τῶν αἰώνων κατήντηκεν. (aiōn g165)
Now all these things happened to them as examples, and they are written for the instruction of us, upon whom the ends of the ages have come. (aiōn g165)
12 Ὥστε ὁ δοκῶν ἑστάναι, βλεπέτω μὴ πέσῃ.
Wherefore, let him that thinks he stands, take heed lest he foil.
13 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.
No trial has come upon you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tried more than you are able to bear; but he will, with the trial, make a way to escape, so that you be able to bear up under it.
14 Διόπερ, ἀγαπητοί μου, φεύγετε ἀπὸ τῆς εἰδωλολατρίας.
Wherefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry.
15 Ὡς φρονίμοις λέγω, κρίνατε ὑμεῖς ὅ φημι.
I speak as to wise men; judge you what I say.
16 Τὸ ποτήριον τῆς εὐλογίας, ὃ εὐλογοῦμεν, οὐχὶ κοινωνία ἐστὶν τοῦ αἵματος τοῦ ˚Χριστοῦ; Τὸν ἄρτον ὃν κλῶμεν, οὐχὶ κοινωνία τοῦ σώματος τοῦ ˚Χριστοῦ ἐστιν;
The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the participation of the blood of the Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the participation of the body of the Christ?
17 Ὅτι εἷς ἄρτος, ἓν σῶμα οἱ πολλοί ἐσμεν, οἱ γὰρ πάντες ἐκ τοῦ ἑνὸς ἄρτου μετέχομεν.
Because the loaf is one, we, the many, are one body, for we are all partakers of the one loaf.
18 Βλέπετε τὸν Ἰσραὴλ κατὰ σάρκα· οὐχὶ οἱ ἐσθίοντες τὰς θυσίας, κοινωνοὶ τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου εἰσίν;
Look at Israel according to the flesh: are not those who eat the sacrifices partakers with the altar?
19 Τί οὖν φημι; Ὅτι εἰδωλόθυτόν τί ἐστιν, τί ἐστιν;
What, then, do I say? That an idol is any thing? or, that what is sacrificed to an idol is any thing?
20 Ἀλλʼ ὅτι ἃ θύουσιν τὰ ἔθνη, δαιμονίοις καὶ οὐ ˚Θεῷ θύουσιν, οὐ θέλω δὲ ὑμᾶς κοινωνοὺς τῶν δαιμονίων γίνεσθαι.
But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons, and not to God. I do not wish you to be partakers with demons.
21 Οὐ δύνασθε ποτήριον ˚Κυρίου πίνειν, καὶ ποτήριον δαιμονίων. Οὐ δύνασθε τραπέζης ˚Κυρίου μετέχειν, καὶ τραπέζης δαιμονίων.
You can not drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of demons: you can not be partakers of the table of the Lord, and of the table of demons.
22 Ἢ παραζηλοῦμεν τὸν ˚Κύριον; Μὴ ἰσχυρότεροι αὐτοῦ ἐσμεν;
Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than he?
23 Πάντα ἔξεστιν, ἀλλʼ οὐ πάντα συμφέρει. Πάντα ἔξεστιν, ἀλλʼ οὐ πάντα οἰκοδομεῖ.
All meats are lawful for me; but all are not profitable; all are lawful, but all do not edify.
24 Μηδεὶς τὸ ἑαυτοῦ ζητείτω, ἀλλὰ τὸ τοῦ ἑτέρου.
Let no one seek his own, but each the welfare of the other.
25 Πᾶν τὸ ἐν μακέλλῳ πωλούμενον ἐσθίετε, μηδὲν ἀνακρίνοντες διὰ τὴν συνείδησιν.
Any thing that is sold in the market, eat, asking no questions on account of conscience:
26 “Τοῦ ˚Κυρίου γὰρ ἡ γῆ, καὶ τὸ πλήρωμα αὐτῆς.”
for the earth and its fullness are the Lord’s.
27 Εἴ τις καλεῖ ὑμᾶς τῶν ἀπίστων, καὶ θέλετε πορεύεσθαι, πᾶν τὸ παρατιθέμενον ὑμῖν ἐσθίετε, μηδὲν ἀνακρίνοντες διὰ τὴν συνείδησιν.
If any one of the unbelievers invites you to a feast, and you are disposed to go, eat any thing that is set before you, asking no questions for conscience sake.
28 Ἐὰν δέ τις ὑμῖν εἴπῃ, “Τοῦτο ἱερόθυτόν ἐστιν”, μὴ ἐσθίετε, διʼ ἐκεῖνον τὸν μηνύσαντα, καὶ τὴν συνείδησιν·
But if any one say to you: This is sacrificed to idols; eat not, for the sake of him that pointed it out, and for conscience sake:
29 συνείδησιν δὲ λέγω, οὐχὶ τὴν ἑαυτοῦ, ἀλλὰ τὴν τοῦ ἑτέρου· ἵνα τί γὰρ ἡ ἐλευθερία μου κρίνεται ὑπὸ ἄλλης συνειδήσεως;
conscience, I say, not your own, but that of the other. Why, then, is my liberty judged by the conscience of another?
30 Εἰ ἐγὼ χάριτι μετέχω, τί βλασφημοῦμαι ὑπὲρ οὗ ἐγὼ εὐχαριστῶ;
If I partake with thanksgiving, why am I evil spoken of on account of that for which I give thanks?
31 Εἴτε οὖν ἐσθίετε, εἴτε πίνετε, εἴτε τι ποιεῖτε, πάντα εἰς δόξαν ˚Θεοῦ ποιεῖτε.
Whether, therefore, you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
32 Ἀπρόσκοποι καὶ Ἰουδαίοις γίνεσθε, καὶ Ἕλλησιν, καὶ τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ.
Give no occasion for stumbling, either to the Jews, or to the Greeks, or to the church of God;
33 Καθὼς κἀγὼ πάντα, πᾶσιν ἀρέσκω, μὴ ζητῶν τὸ ἐμαυτοῦ σύμφορον, ἀλλὰ τὸ τῶν πολλῶν, ἵνα σωθῶσιν.
even as I please all men in all things, not seeking my own good, but that of the many, in order that they may be saved.
