1 Corinthians 10:16-22

English Standard Version

¹⁶^(A)The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ? ^(B)The bread that we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ? ¹⁷Because there is one bread, we who are many are ^(C)one body, for we all partake of the one bread. ¹⁸Consider ^(D)the people of Israel:^[a] ^(E)are not those who eat the sacrifices participants in the altar? ¹⁹What do I imply then? That food offered to idols is anything, or that ^(F)an idol is anything? ²⁰No, I imply that what pagans sacrifice ^(G)they offer to demons and not to God. I do not want you to be participants with demons. ²¹^(H)You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and ^(I)the cup of demons. You cannot partake of the table of the Lord and ^(J)the table of demons. ²²^(K)Shall we provoke the Lord to jealousy? ^(L)Are we stronger than he?