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