1 Corinthians 10:14-22

New International Reader's Version

Sharing in the Lord’s Supper

¹⁴ My dear friends, run away from statues of gods. Don’t worship them. ¹⁵ I’m talking to people who are reasonable. Judge for yourselves what I say. ¹⁶ We give thanks for the cup at the Lord’s Supper. When we do, aren’t we sharing in the blood of Christ? When we break the bread, aren’t we sharing in the body of Christ? ¹⁷ Just as there is one loaf, so we who are many are one body. We all share the one loaf.

¹⁸ Think about the people of Israel. Don’t those who eat the offerings share in the altar? ¹⁹ Do I mean that food sacrificed to a statue of a god is anything? Do I mean that a statue of a god is anything? ²⁰ No! But what is sacrificed by those who worship statues of gods is really sacrificed to demons. It is not sacrificed to God. I don’t want you to be sharing with demons. ²¹ You can’t drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too. You can’t have a part in both the Lord’s table and the table of demons. ²² Are we trying to make the Lord jealous? Are we stronger than he is?