1 Corinthians 10 Moreover, I would not, brethren, have you ignorant that our fathers were all under the cloud, and that they all passed through the sea,

Thomson⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ Moreover, I would not, brethren, have you ignorant that our fathers were all under the cloud, and that they all passed through the sea, ² and were all baptized to Moses in the cloud and in the sea; ³ and did all eat the same spiritual food; ⁴ and did all drink of the same spiritual drink, for they drank from a spiritual rock accompanying them; now that rock was the Christ. ⁵ But with the greater part of them God was not well pleased; for they were overthrown in the wilderness. ⁶ Now these things were examples for us, that we may not lust after evil things as they did. ⁷ Be not ye then 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 let us commit fornication as some of them did, and there fell in one day twenty three thousand: ⁹ nor let us try the Christ as some indeed of them did, and were destroyed by serpents: ¹⁰ nor murmur ye, as some of them murmured and were destroyed by the destroyer. ¹¹ Now all these things came upon them for examples, and were written for the instruction of us on whom the ends of the ages have met. ¹² So let him who thinketh that he standeth, take heed that he do not fall. ¹³ No trial hath come upon you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, and will not suffer you to be tried above your strength, but will with the trial make a way to escape, that you may be able to bear it. ¹⁴ Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry. ¹⁵ I speak to you as men of understanding; judge ye what I say ¹⁶ The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not a fellowship in the blood of the Christ? The loaf which we break, is it not a Fellowship in the body of the Christ? ¹⁷ Because it is one loaf, we being many are one body, for we ail partake of this one loaf. ¹⁸ Consider Israel according to the flesh; are not they who eat the sacrifices, partakers in common of the altar. ¹⁹ What then, do I say that an idol is any thing? or that what is sacrificed to an idol is any thing? ²⁰ No. I only say, that what the nations sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons and not to God. Now, I would not have you to be partakers in the worship of the demons. ²¹ You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You cannot partake of the table of the Lord and of the table of demons. ²² Are we provoking the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than he? ²³ All things are lawful for me. All things however are not expedient, All things are lawful for me." All things however do not edify. ²⁴ Let none seek barely his own interest, but every one that of his neighbour. ²⁵ Eat whatever is sold in the shambles, asking no questions for conscience sake; ²⁶ for the earth is the Lord's and the fulness thereof. ²⁷ And if any of the disbelievers invite you to an entertainment, and you chuse to go, eat whatever is set before you, asking no questions for conscience sake. ²⁸ But if any one say to you, This was sacrificed to an idol, eat not of it for the sake of him who gave the information; and for conscience sake; for the earth is the Lord's and the fulness thereof. ²⁹ When I say conscience I do not mean one's own, but the conscience of the other. ³⁰ But why is my liberty to be judged by another's conscience? And if I partake with thankfulness, why am I ill spoken of for what I give thanks? ³¹ Whether then you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. ³² Conduct yourselves so as to give no offence to Jews or Greeks, or the congregation of God, ³³ even as I do. In all things I please all men, not studying barely my own interest, but that of the many, that they may be saved.