1 Corinthians 10:14–33

¹⁴Therefore, my beloved, ^yflee from idolatry. ¹⁵I speak ^zas to sensible people; judge for yourselves what I say. ^16aThe cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ? ^bThe bread that we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ? ¹⁷Because there is one bread, we who are many are ^cone body, for we all partake of the one bread. ¹⁸Consider ^dthe people of Israel:^{4 e}are not those who eat the sacrifices participants in the altar? ¹⁹What do I imply then? That food offered to idols is anything, or that ^fan idol is anything? ²⁰No, I imply that what pagans sacrifice ^gthey offer to demons and not to God. I do not want you to be participants with demons. ^21hYou cannot drink the cup of the Lord and ⁱthe cup of demons. You cannot partake of the table of the Lord and ^jthe table of demons. ^22kShall we provoke the Lord to jealousy? ^lAre we stronger than he?

Do All to the Glory of God

^23m“All things are lawful,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful,” but not all things build up. ²⁴ⁿLet no one seek his own good, but the good of his neighbor. ^25oEat whatever is sold in the meat market without raising any question on the ground of conscience. ²⁶For ^p“the earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness thereof.” ²⁷If one of the unbelievers invites you to dinner and you are disposed to go, ^qeat whatever is set before you without raising any question on the ground of conscience. ²⁸But 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— ²⁹I do not mean ^ryour conscience, but his. For ^swhy should my liberty be determined by someone else’s conscience? ³⁰If I partake with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of that ^tfor which I give thanks?

³¹So, whether you eat or drink, or ^uwhatever you do, do all to the glory of God. ^32vGive no offense to Jews or to Greeks or to ^wthe church of God, ³³just as ^xI try to please everyone in everything I do, ^ynot seeking my own advantage, but that of many, that they may be saved.