1Corinthians - Chapter 10 | American Standard Version

  • 1. For I would not, brethren, have you ignorant, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;
  • 2. and were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;
  • 3. and did all eat the same spiritual food;
  • 4. and did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of a spiritual rock that followed them: and the rock was Christ.
  • 5. Howbeit with most of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness.
  • 6. Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.
  • 7. Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.
  • 8. Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand.
  • 9. Neither let us make trial of the Lord, as some of them made trial, and perished by the serpents.
  • 10. Neither murmur ye, as some of them murmured, and perished by the destroyer.
  • 11. Now these things happened unto them by way of example; and they were written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the ages are come.
  • 12. Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.
  • 13. There hath no temptation taken you but such as man can bear: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, that ye may be able to endure it.
  • 14. Wherefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry.
  • 15. I speak as to wise men; judge ye what I say.
  • 16. The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not a communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not a communion of the body of Christ?
  • 17. seeing that we, who are many, are one bread, one body: for we are all partake of the one bread.
  • 18. Behold Israel after the flesh: have not they that eat the sacrifices communion with the altar?
  • 19. What say I then? that a thing sacrificed to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything?
  • 20. But {cf15i I say}, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have communion with demons.
  • 21. Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of demons: ye cannot partake of the table of the Lord, and of the table of demons.
  • 22. Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?
  • 23. All things are lawful; but not all things are expedient. All things are lawful; but not all things edify.
  • 24. Let no man seek his own, but {cf15i each} his neighbor's {cf15i good}.
  • 25. Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, eat, asking no question for conscience' sake,
  • 26. for the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof.
  • 27. If one of them that believe not biddeth you {cf15i to a feast}, and ye are disposed to go; whatsoever is set before you, eat, asking no question for conscience' sake.
  • 28. But if any man say unto you, This hath been offered in sacrifice, eat not, for his sake that showed it, and for conscience sake:
  • 29. conscience, I say, not thine own, but the other's; for why is my liberty judged by another conscience?
  • 30. If I partake with thankfulness, why am I evil spoken of for that for which I give thanks?
  • 31. Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
  • 32. Give no occasions of stumbling, either to Jews, or to Greeks, or to the church of God:
  • 33. even as I also please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the {cf15i profit} of the many, that they may be saved.
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