1 Corinthians 10:14-33

Young's Literal Translation

¹⁴ Wherefore, my beloved, flee from the idolatry;

¹⁵ as to wise men I speak -- judge ye what I say:

¹⁶ The cup of the blessing that we bless -- is it not the fellowship of the blood of the Christ? the bread that we break -- is it not the fellowship of the body of the Christ?

¹⁷ because one bread, one body, are we the many -- for we all of the one bread do partake.

¹⁸ See Israel according to the flesh! are not those eating the sacrifices in the fellowship of the altar?

¹⁹ what then do I say? that an idol is anything? or that a sacrifice offered to an idol is anything? --

²⁰ [no,] but that the things that the nations sacrifice -- they sacrifice to demons and not to God; and I do not wish you to come into the fellowship of the demons.

²¹ Ye are not able the cup of the Lord to drink, and the cup of demons; ye are not able of the table of the Lord to partake, and of the table of demons;

²² do we arouse the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than He?

²³ All things to me are lawful, but all things are not profitable; all things to me are lawful, but all things do not build up;

²⁴ let no one seek his own -- but each another's.

²⁵ Whatever in the meat-market is sold eat ye, not inquiring, because of the conscience,

²⁶ for the Lord's [is] the earth, and its fulness;

²⁷ and if any one of the unbelieving do call you, and ye wish to go, all that is set before you eat, nothing inquiring, because of the conscience;

²⁸ and if any one may say to you, `This is a thing sacrificed to an idol,' -- do not eat, because of that one who shewed [it], and of the conscience, for the Lord's [is] the earth and its fulness:

²⁹ and conscience, I say, not of thyself, but of the other, for why [is it] that my liberty is judged by another's conscience?

³⁰ and if I thankfully do partake, why am I evil spoken of, for that for which I give thanks?

³¹ Whether, then, ye eat, or drink, or do anything, do all to the glory of God;

³² become offenceless, both to Jews and Greeks, and to the assembly of God;

³³ as I also in all things do please all, not seeking my own profit, but that of many -- that they may be saved.