Verse 23
1 Corinthians 10:23
New Living Translation
23
You say, “I am allowed to do anything” — but not everything is good for you. You say, “I am allowed to do anything” — but not everything is beneficial.
Original Language Text
greek
⸀Πάντα ἔξεστιν· ἀλλ’ οὐ πάντα συμφέρει. ⸁πάντα ἔξεστιν· ἀλλ’ οὐ πάντα οἰκοδομεῖ.
English Translation
All things are permitted; but not all things are beneficial. All things are permitted; but not all things build up.
AI translation from greek via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 10 Context
1
I don’t want you to forget, dear brothers and sisters, about our ancestors in the wilderness long ag...
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In the cloud and in the sea, all of them were baptized as followers of Moses.
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All of them ate the same spiritual food,
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and all of them drank the same spiritual water. For they drank from the spiritual rock that traveled...
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Yet God (Elohim) was not pleased with most of them, and their bodies were scattered in the wildernes...
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These things happened as a warning to us, so that we would not crave evil things as they did,
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or worship idols as some of them did. As the Scriptures say, “The people celebrated with feasting an...
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And we must not engage in sexual immorality as some of them did, causing 23,000 of them to die in on...
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9
Nor should we put Christ to the test, as some of them did and then died from snakebites.
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10
And don’t grumble as some of them did, and then were destroyed by the angel of death.
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These things happened to them as examples for us. They were written down to warn us who live at the...
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12
If you think you are standing strong, be careful not to fall.
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13
The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God (Elohim) is faith...
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14
So, my dear friends, flee from the worship of idols.
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15
You are reasonable people. Decide for yourselves if what I am saying is true.
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16
When we bless the cup at the Lord’s Table, aren’t we sharing in the blood of Christ? And when we bre...
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17
And though we are many, we all eat from one loaf of bread, showing that we are one body.
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18
Think about the people of Israel. Weren’t they united by eating the sacrifices at the altar?
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19
What am I trying to say? Am I saying that food offered to idols has some significance, or that idols...
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No, not at all. I am saying that these sacrifices are offered to demons, not to God (Elohim). And I...
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You cannot drink from the cup of the Lord and from the cup of demons, too. You cannot eat at the Lor...
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22
What? Do we dare to rouse the Lord’s jealousy? Do you think we are stronger than he is?
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23
You say, “I am allowed to do anything” — but not everything is good for you. You say, “I am allowed...
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Don’t be concerned for your own good but for the good of others.
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25
So you may eat any meat that is sold in the marketplace without raising questions of conscience.
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For “the earth is the LORD’s, and everything in it.”
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If someone who isn’t a believer asks you home for dinner, accept the invitation if you want to. Eat...
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(But suppose someone tells you, “This meat was offered to an idol.” Don’t eat it, out of considerati...
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It might not be a matter of conscience for you, but it is for the other person.) For why should my f...
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If I can thank God (Elohim) for the food and enjoy it, why should I be condemned for eating it?
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31
So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God (Elohim).
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32
Don’t give offense to Jews or Gentiles or the church of God (Elohim).
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I, too, try to please everyone in everything I do. I don’t just do what is best for me; I do what is...
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