Berean Standard Bible

1 Corinthians 10

(Numbers 16:41–50; Numbers 25:1–5)

1γὰρgarG1063I do not wantΟὐ θέλωOu thelōG3756 G2309youὑμᾶςhumasG4771to be unawareἀγνοεῖν,agnoeinG50,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,thatὅτιhotiG3754ourG1473οἱhoiG3588forefathersπατέρεςpateresG3962wereἦσανēsanG1510allπάντεςpantesG3956underὑπὸhupoG5259theτὴνtēnG3588cloudνεφέληνnephelēnG3507,andκαὶkaiG2532thatthey allπάντεςpantesG3956passedδιῆλθον,diēlthonG1330throughδιὰdiaG1223theτῆςtēsG3588seaθαλάσσηςthalassēsG2281.

2καὶkaiG2532They were all baptizedπάντες ἐβαπτίσθησανpantes ebaptisthēsanG3956 G907intoεἰςeisG1519τὸνtonG3588MosesΜωϋσῆνMōusēnG3475inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588cloudνεφέλῃnephelēG3507andκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588seaθαλάσσῃthalassēG2281.

3καὶkaiG2532They allπάντεςpantesG3956ateἔφαγονephagonG5315theτὸtoG3588sameαὐτὸautoG846spiritualπνευματικὸνpneumatikonG4152foodβρῶμαbrōmaG1033

4andκαὶkaiG2532πάντεςpantesG3956drankἔπιονepionG4095theτὸtoG3588sameαὐτὸautoG846spiritualπνευματικὸνpneumatikonG4152drinkπόμα,pomaG4188;forγὰρgarG1063they drankἔπινονepinonG4095fromἐκekG1537thespiritualπνευματικῆςpneumatikēsG4152rockπέτρας,petrasG4073that accompanied themἀκολουθούσηςakolouthousēsG190,andδὲdeG1161thatἡhēG3588rockπέτραpetraG4073wasἦνēnG1510ὁhoG3588ChristΧριστός·ChristosG5547.

5Neverthelessἀλλ᾽all᾽G235τοῖςtoisG3588,Godθεός·theosG2316was not pleasedοὐκ εὐδόκησενouk eudokēsenG3756 G2106withἐνenG1722ὁhoG3588mostπλείοσινpleiosinG4119of themαὐτῶνautōnG846,forγὰρgarG1063they were struck downκατεστρώθησανkatestrōthēsanG2693inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588wildernessἐρήμῳ.erēmōG2048.

6δὲdeG1161These thingsταῦταtautaG3778took placeἐγενήθησανegenēthēsanG1096as examplesτύποιtupoiG5179G1473to keepεἰςeisG1519usG1473from cravingτὸ μὴ ἐπιθυμητὰςto mē epithumētasG3361 G3588 G1510 G1938evil thingsκακῶνkakōnG2556asκαθὼςkathōsG2531theyG2548didἐπεθύμησαν.epethumēsanG1937.

7Do not beμηδὲ γίνεσθεmēde ginestheG3366 G1096idolatersεἰδωλολάτραιeidōlolatraiG1496,asκαθώςkathōsG2531someτινεςtinesG5100of themαὐτῶνautōnG846were.AsὥσπερhōsperG5618it is writtenγέγραπται·gegraptaiG1125: “TheὁhoG3588peopleλαὸςlaosG2992sat downἐκάθισενekathisenG2523to eatφαγεῖνphageinG5315andκαὶkaiG2532drinkπεῖνpeinG4095andκαὶkaiG2532got upἀνέστησανanestēsanG450to indulge in revelryπαίζειν.paizeinG3815.”

8We should not commit sexual immoralityμηδὲ πορνεύωμενmēde porneuōmenG3366 G4203,asκαθώςkathōsG2531someτινεςtinesG5100of themαὐτῶνautōnG846didἐπόρνευσαν,eporneusanG4203,andκαὶkaiG2532in oneμιᾷmiaG1520dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250twenty-threeεἴκοσι τρεῖςeikosi treisG1501 G5140thousandχιλιάδες.chiliadesG5505of themdiedἔπεσανepesanG4098.

9μηδὲmēdeG3366We should not testἐκπειράζωμενekpeirazōmenG1598τὸνtonG3588ChristΧριστόνChristonG5547,asκαθώςkathōsG2531someτινεςtinesG5100of themαὐτῶνautōnG846didἐπείρασαν,epeirasanG3985,andκαὶkaiG2532were killedἀπώλλυντο.apōlluntoG622byὑπὸhupoG5259τῶνtōnG3588snakesὄφεωνopheōnG3789.

10And do not complainμηδὲ γογγύζετεmēde gonguzeteG3366 G1111,asκαθάπερkathaperG2509someτινὲςtinesG5100of themαὐτῶνautōnG846didἐγόγγυσαν,egongusanG1111,andκαὶkaiG2532were killedἀπώλοντοapōlontoG622byὑπὸhupoG5259theτοῦtouG3588destroying angelὀλοθρευτοῦ.olothreutouG3644.

11NowδὲdeG1161these thingsταῦταtautaG3778happenedσυνέβαινενsunebainenG4819to themἐκείνοις,ekeinoisG1565asexamplesG5179andδὲdeG1161were written downἐγράφηegraphēG1125as warningsνουθεσίανnouthesianG3559forπρὸςprosG4314usG1473,onεἰςeisG1519whomοὓςhousG3739theτὰtaG3588fulfillmentτέληtelēG5056of theτῶνtōnG3588agesαἰώνωνaiōnōnG165has comeκατήντηκεν.¶katēntēkenG2658.

12SoὭστεHōsteG5620theὁhoG3588one whothinksδοκῶνdokōnG1380he is standing firmἑστάναιhestanaiG2476should be carefulβλεπέτωblepetōG991notμὴmēG3361to fallπέσῃ.pesēG4098.

13NoοὐκoukG3756temptationπειρασμὸςpeirasmosG3986has seizedεἴληφενeilēphenG2983youὑμᾶςhumasG4771exceptεἰ μὴei mēG1487 G3361what is common to manἀνθρώπινος·anthrōpinosG442.AndδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588Godθεός,theosG2316isfaithfulπιστὸςpistosG4103; HeὃςhosG3739will not letοὐκ ἐάσειouk easeiG3756 G1439youὑμᾶςhumasG4771be temptedπειρασθῆναιpeirasthēnaiG3985beyondὑπὲρhuperG5228whatὃhoG3739you can bearδύνασθε,dunastheG1410.ButἀλλὰallaG235whenσὺνsunG4862τῷtōG3588you aretemptedπειρασμῷpeirasmōG3986,He will also provideποιήσει καὶpoiēsei kaiG4160 G2532τὴνtēnG3588an escapeἔκβασινekbasinG1545τοῦtouG3588,so that you canδύνασθαιdunasthaiG1410stand up underὑπενεγκεῖν.¶hupenegkeinG5297it.

Flee from Idolatry

(Exodus 20:22–26)

14ThereforeΔιόπερ,DioperG1355,myG1473belovedἀγαπητοίagapētoiG27,fleeφεύγετεpheugeteG5343fromἀπὸapoG575τῆςtēsG3588idolatryεἰδωλολατρίας.eidōlolatriasG1495.

15I speakὡς λέγω,hōs legōG3004 G5613to reasonableφρονίμοιςphronimoisG5429people;judgeκρίνατεkrinateG2919for yourselvesὑμεῖςhumeisG4771whatὅhoG3739I sayφημι.phēmiG5346.

16IsἐστὶνestinG1510notοὐχὶouchiG3780theτὸtoG3588cupποτήριονpotērionG4221τῆςtēsG3588of blessingεὐλογίαςeulogiasG2129thatὃhoG3739we blessεὐλογοῦμεν,eulogoumenG2127a participationκοινωνίαkoinōniaG2842in theτοῦtouG3588bloodαἵματοςaimatosG129τοῦtouG3588of ChristΧριστοῦ;ChristouG5547? Andisἐστιν;estinG1510notοὐχὶouchiG3780theτὸνtonG3588breadἄρτονartonG740thatὃνhonG3739we breakκλῶμεν,klōmenG2806a participationκοινωνίαkoinōniaG2842in theτοῦtouG3588bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983τοῦtouG3588of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547?

17BecauseὅτιhotiG3754there isoneεἷςheisG1520loafἄρτοςartosG740, we who areοἱhoiG3588manyπολλοίpolloiG4183areἐσμεν·esmenG1510oneἓνhenG1520bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983;forγὰρgarG1063οἱhoiG3588we all partakeπάντες μετέχομεν.¶pantes metechomenG3956 G3348ofἐκekG1537theτοῦtouG3588oneἑνὸςhenosG1520loafἄρτουartouG740.

18ConsiderβλέπετεblepeteG991τὸνtonG3588the peopleκατὰ σάρκα·kata sarkaG2596 G4561of IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474:Areεἰσίν;¶eisinG1510notοὐχouchG3756those whoοἱhoiG3588eatἐσθίοντεςesthiontesG2068theτὰςtasG3588sacrificesθυσίαςthusiasG2378fellow partakersκοινωνοὶkoinōnoiG2844in theτοῦtouG3588altarθυσιαστηρίουthusiastēriouG2379?

19Am I suggestingφημι;phēmiG5346,thenοὖνounG3767ΤίTiG5101,thatὅτιhotiG3754food sacrificed to an idolεἰδωλόθυτόνeidōlothutonG1494isἐστινestinG1510anythingτίtiG5100,orἢēG2228thatὅτιhotiG3754an idolεἴδωλόνeidōlonG1497isἐστιν;estinG1510anythingτίtiG5100?

20Noἀλλ᾽all᾽G235, butὅτιhotiG3754theἃhaG3739sacrificesθύουσινthuousinG2380G3588of pagansG1484are offeredθύουσιν·thuousinG2380to demonsδαιμονίοιςdaimonioisG1140καὶkaiG2532,notοὐouG3756to GodθεῷtheōG2316.AndδὲdeG1161I do not wantοὐ θέλωou thelōG3756 G2309youὑμᾶςhumasG4771to beγίνεσθαι.ginesthaiG1096participantsκοινωνοὺςkoinōnousG2844G3588with demonsδαιμονίωνdaimoniōnG1140.

21You cannotοὐ δύνασθεou dunastheG3756 G1410drinkπίνεινpineinG4095thecupποτήριονpotērionG4221of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962andκαὶkaiG2532thecupποτήριονpotērionG4221of demonsδαιμονίων·daimoniōnG1140too;you cannotοὐ δύνασθεou dunastheG3756 G1410partakeμετέχεινmetecheinG3348in the tableτραπέζηςtrapezēsG5132of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962andκαὶkaiG2532thetableτραπέζηςtrapezēsG5132of demons tooδαιμονίων.daimoniōnG1140.

22ἢēG2228Are we trying to provokeπαραζηλοῦμενparazēloumenG3863theτὸνtonG3588Lord to jealousyκύριον;kurionG2962?Are weμὴ ἐσμεν;¶mē esmenG1510 G3361strongerἰσχυρότεροιischuroteroiG2478than HeαὐτοῦautouG846?

All to God’s Glory

(1 Peter 4:1–11)

23“EverythingΠάνταPantaG3956is permissibleἔξεστινexestinG1832,”butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235notοὐouG3756everythingπάνταpantaG3956is beneficialσυμφέρει·sumphereiG4851. “EverythingπάνταpantaG3956is permissibleἔξεστινexestinG1832,”butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235notοὐouG3756everythingπάνταpantaG3956is edifyingοἰκοδομεῖ.oikodomeiG3618.

24No oneμηδεὶςmēdeisG3367should seekζητείτωzēteitōG2212his ownἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438goodτὸtoG3588,butἀλλὰallaG235the goodτὸtoG3588τοῦtouG3588of othersἑτέρουheterouG2087.

25EatἐσθίετεesthieteG2068anythingΠᾶνPanG3956τὸtoG3588soldπωλούμενονpōloumenonG4453inἐνenG1722themeat marketμακέλλῳmakellōG3111withoutμηδὲνmēdenG3367raising questionsἀνακρίνοντεςanakrinontesG350ofδιὰdiaG1223τὴνtēnG3588conscienceσυνείδησιν·suneidēsinG4893,

26forγὰρgarG1063, “TheτοῦtouG3588earthγῆgēG1093istheἡhēG3588Lord’sκυρίουkuriouG2962,andκαὶkaiG2532theτὸtoG3588fullnessπλήρωμαplērōmaG4138thereofαὐτῆς.¶autēsG846.”

27IfΕἴEiG1487anτιςtisG5100τῶνtōnG3588unbelieverἀπίστωνapistōnG571invitesκαλεῖkaleiG2564you to a mealὑμᾶςhumasG4771andκαὶkaiG2532you wantθέλετεtheleteG2309to goπορεύεσθαι,poreuesthaiG4198,eatἐσθίετεesthieteG2068anythingπᾶνpanG3956τὸtoG3588set beforeπαρατιθέμενονparatithemenonG3908youὑμῖνhuminG4771withoutμηδὲνmēdenG3367raising questionsἀνακρίνοντεςanakrinontesG350ofδιὰdiaG1223τὴνtēnG3588conscienceσυνείδησιν·suneidēsinG4893.

28ButδέdeG1161ifἐὰνeanG1437someoneτιςtisG5100tellsεἴπῃ·eipēG2036youὑμῖνhuminG4771, “ThisτοῦτοtoutoG3778foodwasἐστιν,estinG1510offered to idolsG1494,”then do notμὴmēG3361eatἐσθίετεesthieteG2068it,for the sake ofδι᾽di᾽G1223the oneἐκεῖνονekeinonG1565whoτὸνtonG3588toldμηνύσανταmēnusantaG3377youandκαὶkaiG2532τὴνtēnG3588for the sake of conscienceσυνείδησιν·suneidēsinG4893—

29δὲdeG1161ἀλλὰallaG235theτὴνtēnG3588otherἑτέρου.heterouG2087one’s conscienceτὴνtēnG3588,I meanλέγωlegōG3004,notοὐχὶouchiG3780τοῦtouG3588your ownἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438συνείδησινsuneidēsinG4893.ForγὰρgarG1063whyἱνατίhinatitisG2443 G5101should myG1473ἡhēG3588freedomἐλευθερίαeleutheriaG1657be determinedκρίνεταιkrinetaiG2919byὑπὸhupoG5259someone else’sἄλληςallēsG243conscienceσυνειδήσεως;suneidēseōsG4893?

30IfεἰeiG1487IἐγὼegōG1473partakeμετέχω,metechōG3348in the mealwith thankfulnessχάριτιcharitiG5485,whyτίtiG5101am I denouncedβλασφημοῦμαιblasphēmoumaiG987because ofὑπὲρhuperG5228that for whichοὗhouG3739IἐγὼegōG1473give thanksεὐχαριστῶ;eucharistōG2168?

31SoοὖνounG3767whetherεἴτεeiteG1535you eatἐσθίετεesthieteG2068orεἴτεeiteG1535drinkπίνετεpineteG4095orεἴτεeiteG1535whateverτιtiG5100you doποιεῖτε,poieiteG4160,doποιεῖτε.poieiteG4160it allπάνταpantaG3956to theεἰςeisG1519gloryδόξανdoxanG1391of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

32Do not become a stumbling blockἀπρόσκοποι γίνεσθεaproskopoi ginestheG1096 G677,whetherκαὶkaiG2532to JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453orκαὶkaiG2532GreeksἝλλησινHellēsinG1672orκαὶkaiG2532theτῇtēaG3588churchἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316—

33asκαθὼςkathōsG2531I alsoG2504try topleaseἀρέσκωareskōG700everyoneπάνταpantaG3956in allπᾶσινpasinG3956I do. ForI am not seekingμὴ ζητῶνmē zētōnG3361 G2212τὸtoG3588myG1683owngoodσύμφορονsumphoronG4851,butἀλλὰallaG235the goodτὸtoG3588τῶνtōnG3588of manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183,thatἵναinaG2443they may be savedσωθῶσιν.¶sōthōsinG4982.