1 Corinthians 10, side by side

¹I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud, and that they all passed through the sea.

¹Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;

²They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea.

²And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;

³They all ate the same spiritual food

³And did all eat the same spiritual meat;

⁴and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ.

⁴And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.

⁵Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them, for they were struck down in the wilderness.

⁵But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness.

⁶These things took place as examples to keep us from craving evil things as they did.

⁶Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.

⁷Do not be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written: “The people sat down to eat and to drink, and got up to indulge in revelry.”

⁷Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.

⁸We should not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did, and in one day twenty-three thousand of them died.

⁸Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand.

⁹We should not test Christ, as some of them did, and were killed by snakes.

⁹Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.

¹⁰And do not complain, as some of them did, and were killed by the destroying angel.

¹⁰Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.

¹¹Now these things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come.

¹¹Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.

¹²So the one who thinks he is standing firm should be careful not to fall.

¹²Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.

¹³No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.

¹³There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

¹⁴Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry.

¹⁴Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry.

¹⁵I speak to reasonable people; judge for yourselves what I say.

¹⁵I speak as to wise men; judge ye what I say.

¹⁶Is not the cup of blessing that we bless a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ?

¹⁶The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?

¹⁷Because there is one loaf, we who are many are one body; for we all partake of the one loaf.

¹⁷For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread.

¹⁸Consider the people of Israel: Are not those who eat the sacrifices fellow partakers in the altar?

¹⁸Behold Israel after the flesh: are not they which eat of the sacrifices partakers of the altar?

¹⁹Am I suggesting, then, that food sacrificed to an idol is anything, or that an idol is anything?

¹⁹What say I then? that the idol is any thing, or that which is offered in sacrifice to idols is any thing?

²⁰No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God. And I do not want you to be participants with demons.

²⁰But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils.

²¹You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot partake in the table of the Lord and the table of demons too.

²¹Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord’s table, and of the table of devils.

²²Are we trying to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?

²²Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?

²³“Everything is permissible,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible,” but not everything is edifying.

²³All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.

²⁴No one should seek his own good, but the good of others.

²⁴Let no man seek his own, but every man another’s wealth.

²⁵Eat anything sold in the meat market without raising questions of conscience,

²⁵Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, that eat, asking no question for conscience sake:

²⁶for, “The earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness thereof.”

²⁶For the earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof.

²⁷If an unbeliever invites you to a meal and you want to go, eat anything set before you without raising questions of conscience.

²⁷If any of them that believe not bid you to a feast, and ye be disposed to go; whatsoever is set before you, eat, asking no question for conscience sake.

²⁸But if someone tells you, “This food was offered to idols,” then do not eat it, for the sake of the one who told you and for the sake of conscience—

²⁸But if any man say unto you, This is offered in sacrifice unto idols, eat not for his sake that shewed it, and for conscience sake: for the earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof:

²⁹the other one’s conscience, I mean, not your own. For why should my freedom be determined by someone else’s conscience?

²⁹Conscience, I say, not thine own, but of the other: for why is my liberty judged of another man’s conscience?

³⁰If I partake in the meal with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of that for which I give thanks?

³⁰For if I by grace be a partaker, why am I evil spoken of for that for which I give thanks?

³¹So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God.

³¹Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

³²Do not become a stumbling block, whether to Jews or Greeks or the church of God—

³²Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God:

³³as I also try to please everyone in all I do. For I am not seeking my own good, but the good of many, that they may be saved.

³³Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved.