1 Corinthians 10

Avoid Israel’s Mistakes

1For 1I do not wantG2309 you to be unawareG50, brothersG80 and sisters, that our fathersG3962 were allG3956 2underG5259 the cloudG3507 and they allG3956 3passedG1330 throughG1330 the seaG2281; 2and they allG3956 were 4baptizedG907 into MosesG3475 in the cloudG3507 and in the seaG2281; 3and they allG3956 5ateG2068 the sameG846 spiritualG4152 foodG1033, 4and allG3956 6drankG4095 the sameG846 spiritualG4152 drinkG4188, for they were drinkingG4095 from a spiritualG4152 rockG4073 which followedG190 them; and the rockG4073 was 7ChristG5547. 5NeverthelessG235, with mostG4183 of them GodG2316 was not pleasedG2106; for their dead bodies were 8spreadG2693 outG2693 in the wildernessG2048.

6NowG1161 theseG3778 thingsG3778 happenedG1096 as 9examplesG5179 for us, soG1519 thatG1519 we would not craveG1510G1938 evilG2556 thingsG2556 as 10they indeedG2548 cravedG1937 them. 7Do not be 11idolatersG1496, as someG5100 of them were; as it is writtenG1125: “12The peopleG2992 satG2523 downG2523 to eatG2068 and to drinkG4095, and roseG450 up to 13playG3815.” 8NorG3366 are we to commitG4203 sexualG4203 immoralityG4203, as 14someG5100 of them 15didG4203, and 16twenty-threeG1501G5140 thousandG5505 fellG4098 in oneG1520 dayG2250. 9NorG3366 are we to putG1598 the LordG2962 toG1598 theG1598 testG1598, as 17someG5100 of them 18didG3985, and were killedG622 by the snakesG3789. 10NorG3366 19grumbleG1111, as someG5100 of them 20didG1111, and 21were killedG622 by the 22destroyerG3644. 11NowG1161 theseG3778 thingsG3778 happenedG4819 to them as an 23exampleG5179, and 24they were writtenG1125 for our instructionG3559, upon whomG3739 25the endsG5056 of the agesG165 have comeG2658. 12ThereforeG5620 let the one who 26thinksG1380 he standsG2476 watchG991 outG991 that he does not fallG4098. 13NoG3756 temptationG3986 has overtakenG2983 you exceptG1508 something commonG442 toG442 mankindG442; and 27GodG2316 is faithfulG4103, 28soG3739 He will not allowG1439 you to be 29temptedG3985 beyondG5228 whatG3739 you are ableG1410, but with the temptationG3986 will provideG4160 the wayG1545 ofG1545 escapeG1545 alsoG2532, so that you will be ableG1410 to endureG5297 it.

14ThereforeG1355, my 30belovedG27, fleeG5343 from 31idolatryG1495. 15I speakG3004 as to wiseG5429 peopleG5429; you then, judgeG2919 whatG3739 I sayG5346. 16Is the 32cupG4221 of blessingG2129 whichG3739 we blessG2127 not a sharingG2842 in the bloodG129 of ChristG5547? Is the 33breadG740 whichG3739 we breakG2806 not a sharingG2842 in the bodyG4983 of ChristG5547? 17SinceG3754 there is oneG1520 loafG740, we 34who are manyG4183 are oneG1520 bodyG4983; for we allG3956 partakeG3348 of the oneG1520 loafG740. 18LookG991 at 35the peopleG4561 of 36IsraelG2474; are thoseG3588 who 37eatG2068 the sacrificesG2378 not partnersG2844 in the altarG2379? 19WhatG5101 do I meanG5346 thenG3767? That foodG1494 sacrificedG1494 toG1494 idolsG1494 is anythingG5100, orG2228 38that an idolG1497 is 39anythingG5100? 20No, but I say that things whichG3739 the Gentiles sacrificeG2380, they 40sacrificeG2380 to demonsG1140 and not to GodG2316; and I do not wantG2309 you to becomeG1096 partnersG2844 with demonsG1140. 2141You cannotG1410G3756 drinkG4095 the cupG4221 of the LordG2962 and the cupG4221 of demonsG1140; you cannotG1410G3756 partakeG3348 of the tableG5132 of the LordG2962 and 42the tableG5132 of demonsG1140. 22OrG2228 do we 43provokeG3863 the LordG2962 toG3863 jealousyG3863? We are not 44strongerG2478 than He, are we?

2345AllG3956 thingsG3956 are permittedG1832, but not allG3956 thingsG3956 areG4851 ofG4851 benefitG4851. AllG3956 thingsG3956 are permittedG1832, but not allG3956 thingsG3956 4647buildG3618 people upG3618. 24NoG3367 oneG3367 is to 48seekG2212 his ownG1438 advantage, butG235 ratherG235 that of his 49neighborG2087. 2550EatG2068 anythingG3956 that is soldG4453 in the meatG3111 marketG3111 withoutG3367 askingG350 questionsG350, for the sakeG1223 of conscienceG4893; 2651for the earthG1093 is the Lord’sG2962, and 52allG4138 it containsG4138. 27IfG1487 53oneG5100 of the unbelieversG571 invitesG2564 you and you wantG2309 to goG4198, 54eatG2068 anythingG3956 that is setG3908 beforeG3908 you withoutG3367 askingG350 questionsG350, for the sakeG1223 of conscienceG4893. 28But 55ifG1437 anyoneG5100 saysG3004 to you, “ThisG3778 is meatG2410 sacrificedG2410 toG2410 idolsG2410,” do not eatG2068 it, for the sakeG1223 of that oneG1565 who informedG3377 you and for the sake of conscienceG4893; 29NowG1161 by “conscienceG4893” I do not meanG3004 your ownG1438, but the otherG2087 person’sG2087; for 56whyG2443G5101 is my freedomG1657 judgedG2919 by another’sG243 conscienceG4893? 30IfG1487 I partakeG3348 with thankfulnessG5485, 57whyG5101 am I slanderedG987 aboutG5228 that for whichG3739 I 58giveG2168 thanksG2168?

31ThereforeG3767, whetherG1535 you eatG2068 orG1535 drinkG4095, orG1535 59whateverG5100 you doG4160, doG4160 allG3956 thingsG3956 for the gloryG1391 of GodG2316. 3260DoG1096 notG677 offendG677 JewsG2453 orG2532 GreeksG1672, orG2532 61the churchG1577 of GodG2316; 33justG2531 asG2531 I alsoG2532 62pleaseG700 everyoneG3956 in allG3956 thingsG3956, 63not seekingG2212 my ownG1683 benefitG4851 but the benefit of the manyG4183, 64soG2443 thatG2443 they may be savedG4982.