Only (A)the prince may sit in it (B)to eat bread before the Lord. He (C)shall enter by way of the vestibule of the gate, and shall go out by the same way.”

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The prince himself is the only one who may sit inside the gateway to eat in the presence(A) of the Lord. He is to enter by way of the portico of the gateway and go out the same way.(B)

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(A)The prince shall enter by the vestibule of the gate from outside, and shall take his stand by (B)the post of the gate. (C)The priests shall offer his burnt offering and his peace offerings, and he shall worship at (D)the threshold of the gate. Then he shall go out, but the gate shall not be shut until evening.

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The prince is to enter from the outside through the portico(A) of the gateway and stand by the gatepost. The priests are to sacrifice his burnt offering(B) and his fellowship offerings. He is to bow down in worship at the threshold of the gateway and then go out, but the gate will not be shut until evening.(C)

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18 Consider (A)the people of Israel:[a] (B)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 (C)an idol is anything? 20 No, I imply that what pagans sacrifice (D)they offer to demons and not to God. I do not want you to be participants with demons. 21 (E)You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and (F)the cup of demons. You cannot partake of the table of the Lord and (G)the table of demons. 22 (H)Shall we provoke the Lord to jealousy? (I)Are we stronger than he?

Do All to the Glory of God

23 (J)“All things are lawful,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful,” but not all things build up. 24 (K)Let no one seek his own good, but the good of his neighbor. 25 (L)Eat whatever is sold in the meat market without raising any question on the ground of conscience. 26 For (M)“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, (N)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 (O)your conscience, but his. For (P)why should my liberty be determined by someone else's conscience? 30 If I partake with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of that (Q)for which I give thanks?

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

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 10:18 Greek Consider Israel according to the flesh

18 Consider the people of Israel: Do not those who eat the sacrifices(A) participate in the altar? 19 Do I mean then that food sacrificed to an idol is anything, or that an idol is anything?(B) 20 No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons,(C) not to God, and I do not want you to be participants with demons. 21 You 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.(D) 22 Are we trying to arouse the Lord’s jealousy?(E) Are we stronger than he?(F)

The Believer’s Freedom

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

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

27 If an unbeliever invites you to a meal and you want to go, eat whatever is put before you(K) without raising questions of conscience. 28 But 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.(L) 29 I am referring to the other person’s conscience, not yours. For why is my freedom(M) being judged by another’s conscience? 30 If I take part in the meal with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of something I thank God for?(N)

31 So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.(O) 32 Do not cause anyone to stumble,(P) whether Jews, Greeks or the church of God(Q) 33 even as I try to please everyone in every way.(R) For I am not seeking my own good but the good of many,(S) so that they may be saved.(T)

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  1. 1 Corinthians 10:26 Psalm 24:1

25 (A)They shall dwell in the land that I gave to my servant Jacob, where your fathers lived. They and their children and their children's children shall dwell there (B)forever, and David my servant shall be their prince (C)forever.

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25 They will live in the land I gave to my servant Jacob, the land where your ancestors lived.(A) They and their children and their children’s children will live there forever,(B) and David my servant will be their prince forever.(C)

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24 And (A)I, the Lord, will be their God, and my servant David shall be prince among them. (B)I am the Lord; I have spoken.

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24 I the Lord will be their God,(A) and my servant David(B) will be prince among them.(C) I the Lord have spoken.(D)

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54 and Jacob offered a sacrifice in the hill country and called (A)his kinsmen to eat bread. They ate bread and spent the night in the hill country.

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54 He offered a sacrifice(A) there in the hill country and invited his relatives to a meal.(B) After they had eaten, they spent the night there.

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(A)When the prince enters, he shall enter by the vestibule of the gate, and he shall go out by the same way.

(B)“When the people of the land (C)come before the Lord at the appointed feasts, he who enters by the north gate to worship shall go out by the south gate, and he who enters by the south gate shall go out by the north gate: no one shall return by way of the gate by which he entered, but each shall go out straight ahead. 10 When they enter, (D)the prince shall enter with them, and when they go out, he shall go out.

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When the prince enters, he is to go in through the portico(A) of the gateway, and he is to come out the same way.(B)

“‘When the people of the land come before the Lord at the appointed festivals,(C) whoever enters by the north gate to worship is to go out the south gate; and whoever enters by the south gate is to go out the north gate. No one is to return through the gate by which they entered, but each is to go out the opposite gate. 10 The prince is to be among them, going in when they go in and going out when they go out.(D)

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Then he measured the vestibule of the gateway, eight cubits; (A)and its jambs, two cubits; and the vestibule of the gate was at the inner end.

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it[a] was eight cubits[b] deep and its jambs were two cubits[c] thick. The portico of the gateway faced the temple.

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  1. Ezekiel 40:9 Many Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts gateway facing the temple; it was one rod deep. Then he measured the portico of the gateway; it
  2. Ezekiel 40:9 That is, about 14 feet or about 4.2 meters
  3. Ezekiel 40:9 That is, about 3 1/2 feet or about 1 meter

31 And the king (A)stood in his place (B)and made a covenant before the Lord, to walk after the Lord and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes, with all his heart and all his soul, to perform the words of the covenant that were written in this book.

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31 The king stood by his pillar(A) and renewed the covenant(B) in the presence of the Lord—to follow(C) the Lord and keep his commands, statutes and decrees with all his heart and all his soul, and to obey the words of the covenant written in this book.

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Then Moses and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and (A)seventy of the elders of Israel (B)went up, 10 and they (C)saw the God of Israel. There was under his feet as it were a pavement of (D)sapphire stone, like the very heaven for clearness. 11 And he did not lay his hand on the chief men of the people of Israel; they beheld God, and (E)ate and drank.

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Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and the seventy elders(A) of Israel went up 10 and saw(B) the God of Israel. Under his feet was something like a pavement made of lapis lazuli,(C) as bright blue as the sky.(D) 11 But God did not raise his hand against these leaders of the Israelites; they saw(E) God, and they ate and drank.(F)

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20 Behold, I stand at the door and (A)knock. (B)If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, (C)I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.

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20 Here I am! I stand at the door(A) and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door,(B) I will come in(C) and eat with that person, and they with me.

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12 And say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, “Behold, the man whose name is (A)the Branch: for he shall branch out from his place, and (B)he shall build the temple of the Lord. 13 (C)It is he who shall build the temple of the Lord (D)and shall bear royal honor, and shall sit and rule on his throne. And there[a] shall be a (E)priest on his throne, (F)and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.”’

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  1. Zechariah 6:13 Or he

12 Tell him this is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘Here is the man whose name is the Branch,(A) and he will branch out from his place and build the temple of the Lord.(B) 13 It is he who will build the temple of the Lord, and he will be clothed with majesty and will sit and rule on his throne. And he[a] will be a priest(C) on his throne. And there will be harmony between the two.’

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  1. Zechariah 6:13 Or there

but (A)those who garner it shall eat it
    and praise the Lord,
and (B)those who gather it shall drink it
    in the courts of my sanctuary.”[a]

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  1. Isaiah 62:9 Or in my holy courts

but those who harvest it will eat(A) it
    and praise the Lord,(B)
and those who gather the grapes will drink it
    in the courts of my sanctuary.”(C)

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