1 ¶ Moreover, brethren, I do not want you to be unaware of the fact that all of our fathers were under the cloud, and they all passed through the sea;

2 And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;

3 And all ate the same spiritual food;

4 And all drank the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.

5 Nevertheless God was not pleased with most of them: for they were struck down in the desert.

6 ¶ Now these things happened to warn us, that we should not set our hearts on evil things, as they did.

7 Nor should you be idolaters, as some of them were; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.

8 Nor should we indulge in sexual immorality, as some of them did, and twenty three thousand died in one day.

9 Nor should we tempt Christ, as some of them did, and were killed by snakes.

10 Nor should you grumble, as some of them did, and were slain by the destroying angel.

11 Now all of those things happened to them as a warning to us: and they were written for our instruction, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come.

12 Therefore let him who thinks that he is standing take heed lest he fall.

13 You have not experienced any temptation other than that which is common to man: but God who is faithful, will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you can bear; but when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out, giving you the ability to bear it.

14 Therefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry.

15 ¶ I speak as to sensible people; judge for yourselves what I say.

16 Isn’t the cup of blessing that we bless a communion of the blood of Christ? Isn’t the bread that we break a communion of the body of Christ?

17 For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread.

18 Consider the nation of Israel: are not those who eat the sacrifices partakers of the altar?

19 I am not saying that an idol is anything, or that which is sacrificed to an idol is anything.

20 Instead I am saying that the things that the Gentiles sacrifice are sacrificed to devils, and not to God: and I do not want you to have fellowship with devils.

21 You cannot drink the Lord’s cup and the devils’ cup: you cannot be partakers of the Lord’s table, and of the devils’ table.

22 Or are we engaged in provoking the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than he?

23 ¶ All things are lawful for me, but all do not benefit: all things are lawful for me, but all do not edify.

24 No one should seek his own good, but the good of others.

25 For conscience sake, eat whatever is sold in the market without asking questions:

26 For the earth, and everything in, it belongs to the Lord.

27 If an unbeliever invites you to dinner, and you want to go; for conscience sake, eat whatever is set before you without asking questions.

28 But if anyone says to you, This is meat was offered in sacrifice to idols, do not eat it, both for the sake of the man who told you, and for the sake of his conscience: for the earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it:

29 I am not speaking of your own conscience, but of the other man’s: for why should my freedom be condemned by another man’s conscience?

30 For if I partake of a meal with thankfulness, why should I be described as an evil doer because of something I thank God for?

31 Therefore, whether you eat, or drink, or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.

32 Do not give offence or cause anyone to stumble, whether Jews, Gentiles, or fellow believers:

33 Even as I try to please everybody in every way, not seeking my own good, but the good of many, that they may be saved.