1 Corinthians 10:5-22

5Yet God was not pleased with most of them, and their bodies were scattered in the wilderness.

6These things happened as a warning to us, so that we would not crave evil things as they did,

7or worship idols as some of them did. As the Scriptures say, “The people celebrated with feasting and drinking, and they indulged in pagan revelry.”

8And we must not engage in sexual immorality as some of them did, causing 23,000 of them to die in one day.

9Nor should we put Christ to the test, as some of them did and then died from snakebites.

10And don’t grumble as some of them did, and then were destroyed by the angel of death.

11These things happened to them as examples for us. They were written down to warn us who live at the end of the age.

12If you think you are standing strong, be careful not to fall.

13The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure.

14So, my dear friends, flee from the worship of idols.

15You are reasonable people. Decide for yourselves if what I am saying is true.

16When we bless the cup at the Lord’s Table, aren’t we sharing in the blood of Christ? And when we break the bread, aren’t we sharing in the body of Christ?

17And though we are many, we all eat from one loaf of bread, showing that we are one body.

18Think about the people of Israel. Weren’t they united by eating the sacrifices at the altar?

19What am I trying to say? Am I saying that food offered to idols has some significance, or that idols are real gods?

20No, not at all. I am saying that these sacrifices are offered to demons, not to God. And I don’t want you to participate with demons.

21You cannot drink from the cup of the Lord and from the cup of demons, too. You cannot eat at the Lord’s Table and at the table of demons, too.

22What? Do we dare to rouse the Lord’s jealousy? Do you think we are stronger than he is?