Berean Standard Bible

1 Corinthians 10:14-28

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?

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—

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