1 Corinthians 10:14-11:12

English Standard Version

¹⁴ Therefore, my beloved, ^(A)flee from idolatry. ¹⁵ I speak ^(B)as to sensible people; judge for yourselves what I say. ^16 (C)The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ? ^(D)The bread that we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ? ¹⁷ Because there is one bread, we who are many are ^(E)one body, for we all partake of the one bread. ¹⁸ Consider ^(F)the people of Israel:^{[a] (G)}are not those who eat the sacrifices participants in the altar? ¹⁹ What do I imply then? That food offered to idols is anything, or that ^(H)an idol is anything? ²⁰ No, I imply that what pagans sacrifice ^(I)they offer to demons and not to God. I do not want you to be participants with demons. ^21 (J)You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and ^(K)the cup of demons. You cannot partake of the table of the Lord and ^(L)the table of demons. ^22 (M)Shall we provoke the Lord to jealousy? ^(N)Are we stronger than he?

Do All to the Glory of God

^23 (O)“All things are lawful,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful,” but not all things build up. ^24 (P)Let no one seek his own good, but the good of his neighbor. ^25 (Q)Eat whatever is sold in the meat market without raising any question on the ground of conscience. ²⁶ For ^(R)“the earth is the Lord's, and the fullness thereof.” ²⁷ If one of the unbelievers invites you to dinner and you are disposed to go, ^(S)eat whatever is set before you without raising any question on the ground of conscience. ²⁸ But if someone says to you, “This has been offered in sacrifice,” then do not eat it, for the sake of the one who informed you, and for the sake of conscience— ²⁹ I do not mean ^(T)your conscience, but his. For ^(U)why should my liberty be determined by someone else's conscience? ³⁰ If I partake with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of that ^(V)for which I give thanks?

³¹ So, whether you eat or drink, or ^(W)whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. ^32 (X)Give no offense to Jews or to Greeks or to ^(Y)the church of God, ³³ just as ^(Z)I try to please everyone in everything I do, ^(AA)not seeking my own advantage, but that of many, that they may be saved.

11 ^(AB)Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ.

Head Coverings

² Now I commend you ^(AC)because you remember me in everything and ^(AD)maintain the traditions ^(AE)even as I delivered them to you. ³ But I want you to understand that ^(AF)the head of every man is Christ, ^(AG)the head of a wife^[b] is her husband,^[c] and ^(AH)the head of Christ is God. ⁴ Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head, ⁵ but every wife^[d] who prays or ^(AI)prophesies ^(AJ)with her head uncovered dishonors her head, since it is the same ^(AK)as if her head were shaven. ⁶ For if a wife will not cover her head, then she should cut her hair short. But since it is disgraceful for a wife to cut off her hair or shave her head, let her cover her head. ⁷ For a man ought not to cover his head, since ^(AL)he is the image and glory of God, but ^(AM)woman is the glory of man. ⁸ For ^(AN)man was not made from woman, but woman from man. ⁹ Neither was man created for woman, but ^(AO)woman for man. ¹⁰ That is why a wife ought to have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels.^{[e] 11} Nevertheless, ^(AP)in the Lord woman is not independent of man nor man of woman; ¹² for as woman was made from man, so man is now born of woman. And ^(AQ)all things are from God.