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1 Corinthians 10 (AMP)

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¹ FOR I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, that our forefathers were all under and protected by the cloud , and every one of them passed safely through the Sea, ² And each one of them to be baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea ; ³ And all ate the same spiritual (supernaturally given) food, ⁴ And they all drank the same spiritual (supernaturally given) drink. For they drank from a spiritual Rock which followed them , and the Rock was Christ. ⁵ Nevertheless, God was not pleased with the great majority of them, for they were overthrown and strewn down along in the wilderness. ⁶ Now these things are examples (warnings and admonitions) for us not to desire or crave or covet or lust after evil and carnal things as they did. ⁷ Do not be worshipers of false gods as some of them were, as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink and rose to sport (to dance and give way to jesting and hilarity). ⁸ We must not gratify evil desire and indulge in immorality as some of them did--and twenty-three thousand fell dead in a single day! ⁹ We should not tempt the Lord as some of them did--and were killed by poisonous serpents; ¹⁰ Nor discontentedly complain as some of them did--and were put out of the way entirely by the destroyer (death). ¹¹ Now these things befell them by way of a figure ; they were written to admonish and fit us for right action by good instruction, we in whose days the ages have reached their climax (their consummation and concluding period). ¹² Therefore let anyone who thinks he stands , take heed lest he fall . ¹³ For no temptation (no trial regarded as enticing to sin), has overtaken you and laid hold on you that is not common to man . But God is faithful , and He not to let you be tempted and tried and assayed beyond your ability and strength of resistance and power to endure, but with the temptation He will also provide the way out (the means of escape to a landing place), that you may be capable and strong and powerful to bear up under it patiently. ¹⁴ Therefore, my dearly beloved, shun (keep clear away from, avoid by flight if need be) any sort of idolatry (of loving or venerating anything more than God). ¹⁵ I am speaking as to intelligent (sensible) men. Think over and make up your minds about what I say. ¹⁶ The cup of blessing upon which we ask blessing, does it not mean we participate in and share a fellowship (a communion) in the blood of Christ (the Messiah)? The bread which we break, does it not mean we participate in and share a fellowship (a communion) in the body of Christ? ¹⁷ For we numerous we are, are one body, because we all partake of the one Bread . ¹⁸ Consider those people of Israel. Are not those who eat the sacrifices partners of the altar ? ¹⁹ What do I imply then? That food offered to idols is anything or that an idol itself is a thing? ²⁰ No, I am suggesting that what the pagans sacrifice they offer to demons (to evil spiritual powers) and not to God . I do not want you to fellowship and be partners with diabolical spirits . ²¹ You cannot drink the Lord's cup and the demons' cup. You cannot partake of the Lord's table and the demons' table. ²² Shall we thus provoke the Lord to jealousy and anger and indignation? Are we stronger than He ? ²³ All things are legitimate , but not all things are helpful (expedient, profitable, and wholesome). All things are legitimate, but not all things are constructive and edifying . ²⁴ Let no one then seek his own good and advantage and profit, but each one of the other . ²⁵ eat anything that is sold in the meat market without raising any question or investigating on the grounds of conscientious scruples, ²⁶ For the earth is the Lord's and everything that is in it. ²⁷ In case one of the unbelievers invites you to a meal and you want to go, eat whatever is served to you without examining into its source because of conscientious scruples. ²⁸ But if someone tells you, This has been offered in sacrifice to an idol, do not eat it, out of consideration for the person who informed you, and for conscience's sake-- ²⁹ I mean for the sake of his conscience, not yours, . For why should another man's scruples apply to me and my liberty of action be determined by his conscience? ³⁰ If I partake with thankfulness, why am I accused and spoken evil of because of that for which I give thanks? ³¹ So then, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you may do, do all for the honor and glory of God. ³² Do not let yourselves be an offense to the Jews or to the Greeks or to the church of God ; ³³ Just as I myself strive to please all men in everything I do, not aiming at or considering my own profit and advantage, but that of the many in order that they may be saved.