Verse 20
1 Corinthians 10:20
Free Bible Version
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You can't drink the Lord's cup as well as the cup of demons; you can't eat from the Lord's table as well as the table of demons.
Original Language Text
greek
ἀλλ’ ὅτι ἃ ⸀θύουσιν, δαιμονίοις ⸂καὶ οὐ θεῷ θύουσιν⸃, οὐ θέλω δὲ ὑμᾶς κοινωνοὺς τῶν δαιμονίων γίνεσθαι.
English Translation
But that which they sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons and not to God; and I do not want you to become participants with demons.
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Chapter 10 Context
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Now I want to explain this to you, brothers and sisters. Our forefathers lived under the cloud, and...
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Symbolically then they were baptized “into Moses” in the cloud and in the sea.
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and drank the same spiritual drink, for they “drank from a spiritual rock” that accompanied them. Th...
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However, God (Elohim) wasn't happy with most of them, and they perished in the desert.
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Now these experiences are examples to us to show us we should not desire what is evil, as they did.
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You must not worship idols, as some of them did, as it's recorded in Scripture: “The people feasted...
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We must not commit sexual sins, as some of them did, and as a result 23,000 died in one day.
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Nor should we push God (Elohim) to the limit, as some of them did, and were killed by snakes.
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Don't complain at God (Elohim), as some did, and died at the hands of the destroying angel.
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All the things that happened to them are examples to us and were written down to warn us, we who are...
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So if you think you're strong enough to stay standing—be careful you don't fall!
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You won't experience any greater temptation than anyone else, and God (Elohim) is trustworthy. He wo...
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So my good friends, stay away from idol worship.
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I'm talking to sensible people, so you decide whether I'm telling the truth.
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When we give thanks for the cup we use in the Lord's Supper, don't we share in the blood of Christ?...
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By eating from one loaf of bread, we show that even though we are many, we are one body.
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Look at the people of Israel. Don't those who eat the sacrifices made on the altar share together?
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What am I saying then? That anything sacrificed to idols means anything, or that an idol has any rea...
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The pagans are sacrificing to demons, and not to God (Elohim). I don't want you to have anything to...
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You can't drink the Lord's cup as well as the cup of demons; you can't eat from the Lord's table as...
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Are we trying to make the Lord jealous? Are we stronger than he is?
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Some say, “I'm free to do anything”—but not everything is appropriate! “I'm free to do anything”—but...
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You shouldn't look out for yourself, but for your neighbor.
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Eat whatever is sold in the market without asking questions because of your conscience,
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for “the earth and everything in it belong to God (Elohim).”
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If a non-Christian invites you to a meal, and you feel like going, eat whatever you are served, with...
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But if someone tells you, “This food has been sacrificed to idols,” don't eat it for the sake of the...
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His conscience I mean, not yours. For why should my freedom be determined by someone else's conscien...
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If I choose to eat with thankfulness, why should I be criticized for eating what I'm thankful to God...
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So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, make sure to do everything to the glory of God (Eloh...
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Don't cause offense, whether it's to Jews or Greeks or the church of God (Elohim)—
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just as I try to please everybody in all I do. I don't think of what benefits me, but what benefits...
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