1 Corinthians 10:19-33

19Do I mean that an offering made to a false god is anything, or that a false god itself is anything?

20Hardly! What I am saying is that these sacrifices which people make are made to demons and not to God. I don’t want you to be partners with demons.

21You cannot drink the Lord’s cup and the cup of demons. You cannot participate at the table of the Lord and at the table of demons.

22Are we trying to make the Lord jealous? Are we stronger than he is?

23Someone may say, “I’m allowed to do anything,” but not everything is helpful. I’m allowed to do anything, but not everything encourages growth.

24People should be concerned about others and not just about themselves.

25Eat anything that is sold in the market without letting your conscience trouble you.

26Certainly, “The earth is the Lord’s and everything it contains is his.”

27If an unbeliever invites you ⌞to his house for dinner⌟, and you wish to go, eat anything he serves you without letting your conscience trouble you.

28However, if someone says to you, “This was sacrificed to a god,” don’t eat it because of the one who informed you and because of conscience.

29I’m not talking about your conscience but the other person’s conscience. Why should my freedom be judged by someone else’s conscience?

30If I give thanks to God for the food I eat, why am I condemned for that?

31So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything to the glory of God.

32Don’t cause others to stumble, whether they are Jewish, Greek, or members of God’s church.

33I try to please everyone in every way. I don’t think about what would be good for me but about what would be good for many people so that they might be saved.