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¹ For I would not, brothers, have you ignorant, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;² and were all baptized to 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 a spiritual rock that followed them: and the rock was Christ.⁵ Nevertheless with most of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness.

⁶ Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.⁷ Neither be idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.⁸ Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and 23,000 fell in one day.⁹ Neither let us make trial of Christ, as some of them made trial, and perished by the serpents.¹⁰ Neither murmur, as some of them murmured, and perished by the destroyer.¹¹ Now these things happened to them by way of example; and they were written for our admonition, on whom the ends of the ages have come.¹² Therefore let him that thinks he stands take heed lest he fall.¹³ No temptation has taken you but such as man can bear: but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able; but will with the temptation also make the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.¹⁴ Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry.

¹⁵ I speak as to wise men; you judge what I say.¹⁶ The 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?¹⁷ seeing that we, who are many, are one bread, one body: for we all partake of the one bread.¹⁸ Look at Israel after the flesh: don't those that eat the sacrifices have communion with the altar?¹⁹ What do I say then? that a thing sacrificed to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything?²⁰ But [I say], that the things which they sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons, and not to God: and I don't want that you should have communion with demons.²¹ You can't drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of demons: you can't partake of the table of the Lord, and of the table of demons.²² Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?

²³ All things are lawful; but not all things are expedient. All things are lawful; but not all things edify.²⁴ Let no man seek his own, but [each] his neighbor's [good].²⁵ Whatever is sold in the shambles, eat, asking no question for conscience' sake,²⁶ for the earth is the Lord's, and the fullness thereof.²⁷ If one of those that do not believe bids you [to a feast], and you are disposed to go; whatever is set before you, eat, asking no question for conscience' sake.²⁸ But if any man says to you, This has been offered in sacrifice, don't eat, for his sake that showed it, and for conscience sake:²⁹ conscience, I say, not your own, but the other's; for why is my liberty judged by another conscience?³⁰ If I partake with thankfulness, why am I evil spoken of for that for which I give thanks?³¹ Whether therefore you eat, or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.³² Give no occasions of stumbling, either to Jews, or to Greeks, or to the church of God:³³ even as I also please all men in all things, not seeking my own profit, but the [profit] of the many, that they may be saved.