Verse 22
1 Corinthians 10:22
English Revised Version
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All things are lawful; but all things are not expedient. All things are lawful; but all things edify not.
Original Language Text
greek
ἢ παραζηλοῦμεν τὸν κύριον; μὴ ἰσχυρότεροι αὐτοῦ ἐσμεν;
English Translation
Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?
AI translation from greek via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 10 Context
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For I would not, brethren, have you ignorant, how that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all...
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and were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;
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and did all eat the same spiritual meat;
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and did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of a spiritual rock that followed them: a...
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Howbeit with most of them God (Elohim) was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wildern...
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Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also...
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Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drin...
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Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty t...
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Neither let us tempt the Lord, as some of them tempted, and perished by the serpents.
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Neither murmur ye, as some of them murmured, and perished by the destroyer.
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Now these things happened unto them by way of example; and they were written for our admonition, upo...
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There hath no temptation taken you but such as man can bear: but God (Elohim) is faithful, who will...
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Wherefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry.
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I speak as to wise men; judge ye what I say.
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The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not a communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we...
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seeing that we, who are many, are one bread, one body: for we all partake of the one bread.
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Behold Israel after the flesh: have not they which eat the sacrifices communion with the altar?
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What say I then? that a thing sacrificed to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything?
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But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God (E...
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Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot partake of the table of the Lo...
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Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?
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All things are lawful; but all things are not expedient. All things are lawful; but all things edify...
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Let no man seek his own, but each his neighbour’s good.
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Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, eat, asking no question for conscience sake;
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for the earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof.
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If one of them that believe not biddeth you to a feast, and ye are disposed to go; whatsoever is set...
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But if any man say unto you, This hath been offered in sacrifice, eat not, for his sake that shewed...
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conscience, I say, not thine own, but the other’s; for why is my liberty judged by another conscienc...
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If I by grace partake, why am I evil spoken of for that for which I give thanks?
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Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God (Elohim).
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Give no occasion of stumbling, either to Jews, or to Greeks, or to the church of God (Elohim):
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even as I also please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of the many...
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