FIRST
CORINTHIANS
First Corinthians
10
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¶ 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;
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And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;
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And all ate the same spiritual food;
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And all drank the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock
that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.
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Nevertheless God was not pleased with most of them: for they were struck down
in the desert.
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¶ Now these things happened to warn us, that we should
not set our hearts on evil things, as they did.
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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.
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Nor should we indulge in sexual immorality, as some of them did, and twenty
three thousand died in one day.
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Nor should we tempt Christ, as some of them did, and were killed by snakes.
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Nor should you grumble, as some of them did, and were slain by the destroying
angel.
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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.
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Therefore let him who thinks that he is standing take heed lest he fall.
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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.
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Therefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry.
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¶ I speak as to sensible people; judge for yourselves
what I say.
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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?
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For we being many are one bread, and one
body: for we are all partakers of that one bread.
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Consider the nation of
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I am not saying that an idol is anything, or that which is sacrificed to an
idol is anything.
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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.
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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.
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Or are we engaged in provoking the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than he?
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¶ All things are lawful for me, but all do not
benefit: all things are lawful for me, but all do not edify.
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No one should seek his own good, but the good of others.
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For conscience sake, eat whatever is sold in the market without asking
questions:
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For the earth, and everything in it, belongs to the Lord.
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If an unbeliever invites you to dinner, and you want to go; for
conscience sake, eat whatever is set before you without asking questions.
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But if anyone says to you, This meat was offered in
sacrifice to idols, do not eat it, both for the sake of the man who told you,
and for conscience sake: for the earth is the Lord’s, and everything in
it:
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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?
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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?
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Therefore, whether you eat, or drink, or whatever you do, do it all for the
glory of God.
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Do not give offence or cause anyone to stumble, whether Jews, Gentiles,
or fellow believers:
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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.