1 Corinthians 10

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Warnings From Israel’s History

10 For I do not want you to be ignorant^(A) of the fact, brothers and sisters, that our ancestors were all under the cloud^(B) and that they all passed through the sea.^(C) ²They were all baptized into^(D) Moses in the cloud and in the sea. ³They all ate the same spiritual food^(E) ⁴and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock^(F) that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ. ⁵Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them; their bodies were scattered in the wilderness.^(G)

⁶Now these things occurred as examples^(H) to keep us from setting our hearts on evil things as they did. ⁷Do not be idolaters,^(I) as some of them were; as it is written: “The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.”^[a]^(J) ⁸We should not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did—and in one day twenty-three thousand of them died.^(K) ⁹We should not test Christ,^[b]^(L) as some of them did—and were killed by snakes.^(M) ¹⁰And do not grumble, as some of them did^(N)—and were killed^(O) by the destroying angel.^(P)

¹¹These things happened to them as examples^(Q) and were written down as warnings for us,^(R) on whom the culmination of the ages has come.^(S) ¹²So, if you think you are standing firm,^(T) be careful that you don’t fall! ¹³No temptation^[c] has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful;^(U) he will not let you be tempted^[d] beyond what you can bear.^(V) But when you are tempted,^[e] he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.

Idol Feasts and the Lord’s Supper

¹⁴Therefore, my dear friends,^(W) flee from idolatry.^(X) ¹⁵I speak to sensible people; judge for yourselves what I say. ¹⁶Is not the cup of thanksgiving for which we give thanks a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break^(Y) a participation in the body of Christ?^(Z) ¹⁷Because there is one loaf, we, who are many, are one body,^(AA) for we all share the one loaf.

¹⁸Consider the people of Israel: Do not those who eat the sacrifices^(AB) participate in the altar? ¹⁹Do I mean then that food sacrificed to an idol is anything, or that an idol is anything?^(AC) ²⁰No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons,^(AD) not to God, and I do not want you to be participants with demons. ²¹You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot have a part in both the Lord’s table and the table of demons.^(AE) ²²Are we trying to arouse the Lord’s jealousy?^(AF) Are we stronger than he?^(AG)

The Believer’s Freedom

²³“I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial.^(AH) “I have the right to do anything”—but not everything is constructive. ²⁴No one should seek their own good, but the good of others.^(AI)

²⁵Eat anything sold in the meat market without raising questions of conscience,^(AJ) ²⁶for, “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it.”^[f]^(AK)

²⁷If an unbeliever invites you to a meal and you want to go, eat whatever is put before you^(AL) without raising questions of conscience. ²⁸But if someone says to you, “This has been offered in sacrifice,” then do not eat it, both for the sake of the one who told you and for the sake of conscience.^(AM) ²⁹I am referring to the other person’s conscience, not yours. For why is my freedom^(AN) being judged by another’s conscience? ³⁰If I take part in the meal with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of something I thank God for?^(AO)

³¹So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.^(AP) ³²Do not cause anyone to stumble,^(AQ) whether Jews, Greeks or the church of God^(AR)— ³³even as I try to please everyone in every way.^(AS) For I am not seeking my own good but the good of many,^(AT) so that they may be saved.^(AU)

Footnotes

1 Corinthians 10:7 Exodus 32:6
1 Corinthians 10:9 Some manuscripts test the Lord
1 Corinthians 10:13 The Greek for temptation and tempted can also mean testing and tested.
1 Corinthians 10:13 The Greek for temptation and tempted can also mean testing and tested.
1 Corinthians 10:13 The Greek for temptation and tempted can also mean testing and tested.
1 Corinthians 10:26 Psalm 24:1

Psalm 29-33

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Psalm 29

A psalm of David.

¹Ascribe to the Lord,^(A) you heavenly beings,^(B)
ascribe to the Lord glory^(C) and strength.
²Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;
worship the Lord in the splendor of his^[a] holiness.^(D)

³The voice^(E) of the Lord is over the waters;
    the God of glory^(F) thunders,^(G)
    the Lord thunders over the mighty waters.^(H)
⁴The voice of the Lord is powerful;^(I)
    the voice of the Lord is majestic.
⁵The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars;
    the Lord breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.^(J)
⁶He makes Lebanon leap^(K) like a calf,
    Sirion^[b]^(L) like a young wild ox.^(M)
⁷The voice of the Lord strikes
    with flashes of lightning.^(N)
⁸The voice of the Lord shakes the desert;
    the Lord shakes the Desert of Kadesh.^(O)
⁹The voice of the Lord twists the oaks^[c]^(P)
    and strips the forests bare.
And in his temple all cry, “Glory!”^(Q)

¹⁰The Lord sits enthroned over the flood;^(R)
the Lord is enthroned as King forever.^(S)
¹¹The Lord gives strength to his people;^(T)
the Lord blesses his people with peace.^(U)

Psalm 30^[d]

A psalm. A song. For the dedication of the temple.^[e] Of David.

¹I will exalt^(V) you, Lord,
    for you lifted me out of the depths^(W)
    and did not let my enemies gloat over me.^(X)
²Lord my God, I called to you for help,^(Y)
    and you healed me.^(Z)
³You, Lord, brought me up from the realm of the dead;^(AA)
    you spared me from going down to the pit.^(AB)

⁴Sing^(AC) the praises of the Lord, you his faithful people;^(AD)
    praise his holy name.^(AE)
⁵For his anger^(AF) lasts only a moment,^(AG)
    but his favor lasts a lifetime;^(AH)
weeping^(AI) may stay for the night,
    but rejoicing comes in the morning.^(AJ)

⁶When I felt secure, I said,
    “I will never be shaken.”^(AK)
⁷Lord, when you favored me,
    you made my royal mountain^[f] stand firm;
but when you hid your face,^(AL)
    I was dismayed.

⁸To you, Lord, I called;
    to the Lord I cried for mercy:
⁹“What is gained if I am silenced,
    if I go down to the pit?^(AM)
Will the dust praise you?
    Will it proclaim your faithfulness?^(AN)
¹⁰Hear,^(AO) Lord, and be merciful to me;^(AP)
    Lord, be my help.^(AQ)”

¹¹You turned my wailing^(AR) into dancing;^(AS)
you removed my sackcloth^(AT) and clothed me with joy,^(AU)
¹²that my heart may sing your praises and not be silent.
Lord my God, I will praise^(AV) you forever.^(AW)

Psalm 31^[g]^(AX)

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

¹In you, Lord, I have taken refuge;^(AY)
    let me never be put to shame;
    deliver me in your righteousness.^(AZ)
²Turn your ear to me,^(BA)
    come quickly to my rescue;^(BB)
be my rock of refuge,^(BC)
    a strong fortress to save me.
³Since you are my rock and my fortress,^(BD)
    for the sake of your name^(BE) lead and guide me.
⁴Keep me free from the trap^(BF) that is set for me,
    for you are my refuge.^(BG)
⁵Into your hands I commit my spirit;^(BH)
    deliver me, Lord, my faithful God.^(BI)

⁶I hate those who cling to worthless idols;^(BJ)
    as for me, I trust in the Lord.^(BK)
⁷I will be glad and rejoice in your love,
    for you saw my affliction^(BL)
    and knew the anguish^(BM) of my soul.
⁸You have not given me into the hands^(BN) of the enemy
    but have set my feet in a spacious place.^(BO)

⁹Be merciful to me, Lord, for I am in distress;^(BP)
    my eyes grow weak with sorrow,^(BQ)
    my soul and body^(BR) with grief.
¹⁰My life is consumed by anguish^(BS)
    and my years by groaning;^(BT)
my strength fails^(BU) because of my affliction,^[h]^(BV)
    and my bones grow weak.^(BW)
¹¹Because of all my enemies,^(BX)
    I am the utter contempt^(BY) of my neighbors^(BZ)
and an object of dread to my closest friends—
    those who see me on the street flee from me.
¹²I am forgotten as though I were dead;^(CA)
    I have become like broken pottery.
¹³For I hear many whispering,^(CB)
    “Terror on every side!”^(CC)
They conspire against me^(CD)
    and plot to take my life.^(CE)

¹⁴But I trust^(CF) in you, Lord;
    I say, “You are my God.”
¹⁵My times^(CG) are in your hands;
    deliver me from the hands of my enemies,
    from those who pursue me.
¹⁶Let your face shine^(CH) on your servant;
    save me in your unfailing love.^(CI)
¹⁷Let me not be put to shame,^(CJ) Lord,
    for I have cried out to you;
but let the wicked be put to shame
    and be silent^(CK) in the realm of the dead.
¹⁸Let their lying lips^(CL) be silenced,
    for with pride and contempt
    they speak arrogantly^(CM) against the righteous.

¹⁹How abundant are the good things^(CN)
    that you have stored up for those who fear you,
that you bestow in the sight of all,^(CO)
    on those who take refuge^(CP) in you.
²⁰In the shelter^(CQ) of your presence you hide^(CR) them
    from all human intrigues;^(CS)
you keep them safe in your dwelling
    from accusing tongues.

²¹Praise be to the Lord,^(CT)
    for he showed me the wonders of his love^(CU)
    when I was in a city under siege.^(CV)
²²In my alarm^(CW) I said,
    “I am cut off^(CX) from your sight!”
Yet you heard my cry^(CY) for mercy
    when I called to you for help.

²³Love the Lord, all his faithful people!^(CZ)
    The Lord preserves those who are true to him,^(DA)
    but the proud he pays back^(DB) in full.
²⁴Be strong and take heart,^(DC)
    all you who hope in the Lord.

Psalm 32

Of David. A maskil.^[i]

¹Blessed is the one
    whose transgressions are forgiven,
    whose sins are covered.^(DD)
²Blessed is the one
    whose sin the Lord does not count against them^(DE)
    and in whose spirit is no deceit.^(DF)

³When I kept silent,^(DG)
    my bones wasted away^(DH)
    through my groaning^(DI) all day long.
⁴For day and night
    your hand was heavy^(DJ) on me;
my strength was sapped^(DK)
    as in the heat of summer.^[j]

⁵Then I acknowledged my sin to you
    and did not cover up my iniquity.^(DL)
I said, “I will confess^(DM)
    my transgressions^(DN) to the Lord.”
And you forgave
    the guilt of my sin.^(DO)

⁶Therefore let all the faithful pray to you
    while you may be found;^(DP)
surely the rising^(DQ) of the mighty waters^(DR)
    will not reach them.^(DS)
⁷You are my hiding place;^(DT)
    you will protect me from trouble^(DU)
    and surround me with songs of deliverance.^(DV)

⁸I will instruct^(DW) you and teach you^(DX) in the way you should go;
    I will counsel you with my loving eye on^(DY) you.
⁹Do not be like the horse or the mule,
    which have no understanding
but must be controlled by bit and bridle^(DZ)
    or they will not come to you.
¹⁰Many are the woes of the wicked,^(EA)
    but the Lord’s unfailing love
    surrounds the one who trusts^(EB) in him.

¹¹Rejoice in the Lord^(EC) and be glad, you righteous;
sing, all you who are upright in heart!

Psalm 33

¹Sing joyfully^(ED) to the Lord, you righteous;
    it is fitting^(EE) for the upright^(EF) to praise him.
²Praise the Lord with the harp;^(EG)
    make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre.^(EH)
³Sing to him a new song;^(EI)
    play skillfully, and shout for joy.^(EJ)

⁴For the word of the Lord is right^(EK) and true;^(EL)
he is faithful^(EM) in all he does.
⁵The Lord loves righteousness and justice;^(EN)
the earth is full of his unfailing love.^(EO)

⁶By the word^(EP) of the Lord the heavens were made,^(EQ)
    their starry host^(ER) by the breath of his mouth.
⁷He gathers the waters^(ES) of the sea into jars^[k];^(ET)
    he puts the deep into storehouses.
⁸Let all the earth fear the Lord;^(EU)
    let all the people of the world^(EV) revere him.^(EW)
⁹For he spoke, and it came to be;
    he commanded,^(EX) and it stood firm.

¹⁰The Lord foils^(EY) the plans^(EZ) of the nations;^(FA)
he thwarts the purposes of the peoples.
¹¹But the plans of the Lord stand firm^(FB) forever,
the purposes^(FC) of his heart through all generations.

¹²Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,^(FD)
    the people he chose^(FE) for his inheritance.^(FF)
¹³From heaven the Lord looks down^(FG)
    and sees all mankind;^(FH)
¹⁴from his dwelling place^(FI) he watches
    all who live on earth—
¹⁵he who forms^(FJ) the hearts of all,
    who considers everything they do.^(FK)

¹⁶No king is saved by the size of his army;^(FL)
    no warrior escapes by his great strength.
¹⁷A horse^(FM) is a vain hope for deliverance;
    despite all its great strength it cannot save.
¹⁸But the eyes^(FN) of the Lord are on those who fear him,
    on those whose hope is in his unfailing love,^(FO)
¹⁹to deliver them from death^(FP)
    and keep them alive in famine.^(FQ)

²⁰We wait^(FR) in hope for the Lord;
    he is our help and our shield.
²¹In him our hearts rejoice,^(FS)
    for we trust in his holy name.^(FT)
²²May your unfailing love^(FU) be with us, Lord,
    even as we put our hope in you.

Footnotes

Psalm 29:2 Or Lord with the splendor of
Psalm 29:6 That is, Mount Hermon
Psalm 29:9 Or Lord makes the deer give birth
Psalm 30:1 In Hebrew texts 30:1-12 is numbered 30:2-13.
Psalm 30:1 Title: Or palace
Psalm 30:7 That is, Mount Zion
Psalm 31:1 In Hebrew texts 31:1-24 is numbered 31:2-25.
Psalm 31:10 Or guilt
Psalm 32:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
Psalm 32:4 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 5 and 7.
Psalm 33:7 Or sea as into a heap

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1 Corinthians 10

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Warnings From Israel’s History

Idol Feasts and the Lord’s Supper

The Believer’s Freedom

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Psalm 29-33

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Psalm 29

A psalm of David.

Psalm 30^[d]

A psalm. A song. For the dedication of the temple.^[e] Of David.

Psalm 31^[g]^(AX)

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

Psalm 32

Of David. A maskil.^[i]

Psalm 33

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Psalm 29-33 New International Version

Psalm 29

A psalm of David.

Psalm 30[d]

A psalm. A song. For the dedication of the temple.[e] Of David.

Psalm 31[g](AX)

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

Psalm 32

Of David. A maskil.[i]

Psalm 33

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Psalm 29-33

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Psalm 30^[d]

A psalm. A song. For the dedication of the temple.^[e] Of David.

Psalm 31^[g]^(AX)

Of David. A maskil.^[i]