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¹ Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that all our fathers were under the cloud,² and all passed through the sea, And were all baptized unto Moses,³ in the cloud and in the sea, And all ate the same spiritual meat,⁴ And all drank the same spiritual drink (for they drank out of the spiritual rock which followed them; and that rock was Christ) Yet, with the most of them, God was not well-pleased;⁵ for they were overthrown in the wilderness.

⁶ Now these things were for our example, that we might not desire evil things, as they desired.⁷ Neither be ye 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 fell in one day three and twenty thousand.⁹ Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed by serpents.¹⁰ Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed by the destroyer.¹¹ Now all these things happened to them for examples, and they are written for our admonition, on whom the ends of the ages are come.¹² Therefore let him that standeth, take heed, lest he fall.¹³ There hath no temptation taken you, but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above your ability, but will with the temptation make also a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.¹⁴ Wherefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry. I speak as to wise men; judge ye what I say.

¹⁵ The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ?¹⁶ The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?¹⁷ For we, being many, are one bread, and one body; for we are all partakers of the one bread.¹⁸ Consider Israel after the flesh. Are not they who eat of the sacrifices, partakers of the altar?¹⁹ What say I then? That a thing sacrificed to idols is any thing? or that an idol is any thing?²⁰ But that what the heathens sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God. Now I would not that ye should be partakers with devils.²¹ Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils; ye cannot be partakers of the table of the Lord, and the table of devils.²² Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?

²³ All things are lawful for me; but all things are not expedient; all things are lawful for me; but all things edify not.²⁴ Let no one seek his own, but every one another's welfare.²⁵ Whatever is sold in the shambles eat, asking no questions for conscience sake.²⁶ For the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof.²⁷ And if any of the unbelievers invite you, and ye are disposed to go, eat whatever is set before you, asking no questions for conscience sake.²⁸ But if any one say to you, This hath been sacrificed to an idol, eat not, for his sake that shewed thee, and for conscience sake.²⁹ Conscience I say, not thy own, but that of the other: for why is my liberty judged by another's conscience?³⁰ For if I by grace am a partaker, why am I blamed for that for which I give thanks?³¹ Therefore whether ye eat or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.³² Give no offence either to the Jews, or to the Gentiles, or to the church of God:³³ Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking my own profit, but that of many that they may be saved.