1 Corinthians 10
1FOR I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;
2and were all immersed unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;
3and all ate the same spiritual food,
4and all drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank of the spiritual rock that followed them, and the rock was Christ.
5But in the most of them God had no pleasure; for they were overthrown in the wilderness.
6Now these things were examples to us, in order that we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.
7Nor be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written: The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.
8Nor let us commit fornication, as some of them did, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand.
9Nor let us tempt Christ, as some of them tempted, and perished by the serpents.
10Nor murmur ye, as some of them murmured, and perished by the destroyer.
11Now all these things happened to them as examples, and they were written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the ages are come.
12Wherefore let him that thinks he stands, take heed lest he fall.
13There has no temptation taken you but such as belongs to man; and God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted beyond what ye are able, but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
14Wherefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry.
15I speak as to wise men; judge ye what I say.
16The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not a partaking of the blood of Christ? The loaf which we break, is it not a partaking of the body of Christ?
17Because we, the many, are one loaf, one body; for we all share in that one loaf.
18Behold Israel according to the flesh. Are not they who eat of the sacrifices partakers of the altar?
19What then do I say? That an idol is anything, or that what is offered to idols is anything?
20Nay; but that what they sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons, and not to God; and I would not that ye should be partakers of the demons.
21Ye can not drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of demons; ye can not share in the table of the Lord, and the table of demons.
22Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than he?
23All things are lawful, but not all things are expedient; all things are lawful, but not all things edify.
24Let no one seek his own, but his neighbor's good.
25Whatever is sold in the market eat, asking no question for conscience sake';
26for the earth is the Lord's, and the fullness thereof.
27If any of the unbelieving bids you to a feast, and ye choose to go, whatever is set before you eat, asking no question for conscience' sake.
28But if any one say to you: This is a thing sacrificed to a god, eat it not, for his sake that showed it, and for conscience' sake.
29Conscience, I say, not thine own, but that of the other; for why is my liberty judged by another's conscience?
30If I partake with thanks, why am I evil spoken of, for that for which I give thanks?
31Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
32Give no occasion of stumbling, either to Jews or Greeks, or to the church of God;
33as I also please all in all things, not seeking my own profit, but that of the many, that they may be saved.