1 Corinthians 10:5-22

5Nevertheless God was not pleased with most of them, since they were struck down in the wilderness.

6Now these things took place as examples for us, so that we will not desire evil things as they did.

7Don’t become idolaters as some of them were; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and got up to party.

8Let us not commit sexual immorality as some of them did, and in a single day twenty-three thousand people died.

9Let us not test Christ as some of them did and were destroyed by snakes.

10And don’t grumble as some of them did, and were killed by the destroyer.

11These things happened to them as examples, and they were written for our instruction, on whom the ends of the ages have come.

12So, whoever thinks he stands must be careful not to fall.

13No temptation has come upon you except what is common to humanity. But God is faithful; he will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation he will also provide the way out so that you may be able to bear it.

14So then, my dear friends, flee from idolatry.

15I am speaking as to sensible people. Judge for yourselves what I am saying.

16The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a sharing in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a sharing in the body of Christ?

17Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, since all of us share the one bread.

18Consider the people of Israel. Do not those who eat the sacrifices participate in the altar?

19What am I saying then? That food sacrificed to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything?

20No, but I do say that what they sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons and not to God. I do not want you to be participants with demons!

21You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You cannot share in the Lord’s table and the table of demons.

22Or are we provoking the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than he?