1 Corinthians 10

1 For I wish not ye should be ignorant, brethren, that, all our fathers, were, under the cloud, and, all, passed through the sea, —

I want you to bear in mind, friends, that all our ancestors were beneath the cloud, and all passed through the sea;

2 And, all, immersed themselves into Moses, in the cloud, and in the sea;

that in the cloud and in the sea they all underwent baptism as followers of Moses;

3 And, all, did eat [the same] spiritual food,

and that they all ate the same supernatural food,

4 And, all, drank, the same spiritual drink, —for they continued to drink of the spiritual rock that followed them, and, the rock, was the Christ: —

and all drank the same supernatural water, for they used to drink from a supernatural rock which followed them, and that rock was the Christ.

5 Nevertheless, with the most of them, God, was not well-pleased, for they were strewed along in the desert.

Yet with most of them God was displeased; for they were struck down in the desert.

6 But, in these things, they became, ensamples for us, to the end we should not be covetous of evil things, even as, they, also coveted;

Now these things happened as warnings to us, to teach us not to long for evil things as our ancestors longed.

7 Neither become ye, idolaters, as some of them, —as it is written—The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to be making sport;

Do not become idolaters, as some of them became. Scripture says – ‘The people sat down to eat and drink, and stood up to dance.’

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

Nor let us act immorally, as some of them acted, with the result that twenty-three thousand of them fell dead in a single day.

9 Neither let us be putting the Lord to the test, as, some of them, put him to the test, and, by the serpents, were perishing;

Nor let us try the patience of the Lord too far, as some of them tried it, with the result that they were, one after another, destroyed by snakes.

10 Neither be ye murmuring, even, as some of them, murmured, and perished by the destroyer.

And do not murmur, as some of them murmured, and so were destroyed by the angel of death.

11 But, these things, by way of type, were happening unto them, and were written with a view to our admonition, unto whom, the ends of the ages, have reached along. (aiōn g165)

These things happened to them by way of warning, and were recorded to serve as a caution to us, in whose days the close of the ages has come. (aiōn g165)

12 So that, he that thinketh he is standing, let him take heed lest he fall.

Therefore let the person who thinks that they stand take care that they do not fall.

13 Trial, hath not taken you, save such as man can bear; faithful, moreover is God, who will not suffer you to be tried above what ye are able, but will make, with the trial, also the way of escape, that ye may be able to hold out.

No temptation has come upon you that is not common to all humanity. God will not fail you, and he will not allow you to be tempted beyond your strength; but, when he sends the temptation, he will also provide the way of escape, so that you may have strength to endure.

14 Wherefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry, —

Therefore, my dear friends, shun the worship of idols.

15 As, to prudent men, I speak, —judge, ye, what I say: —

I speak to you as man of discernment; form your own judgment about what I am saying.

16 The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not, a sharing together of the blood of the Christ? The loaf which we break, is it not, a sharing together of the body of the Christ?

In the cup of blessing which we bless, is not there a sharing in the blood of the Christ? And in the bread which we break, is not there a sharing in the body of the Christ?

17 Because, one loaf, one body, we, the many, are, for we, all, of the one loaf, partake.

The bread is one, and we, though many, are one body; for we all partake of that one bread.

18 Be looking at Israel after the flesh: —are not, they who eat the sacrifices, joint partakers with the altar?

Look at the people of Israel. Do not those who eat the sacrifices share with the altar?

19 What, then, am I saying?—that, an idol-sacrifice, is anything? or that, an idol, is anything?

What do I mean? That an offering made to an idol, or the idol itself, is anything?

20 On the contrary—that, the things which the nations sacrifice, unto demons, and not unto God, they sacrifice; and I wish not that ye should become, sharers together with the demons!

No; what I say is that the sacrifices offered by the Gentiles are offered to demons and to a being who is no God, and I do not want you to share with demons.

21 Ye cannot be drinking—a cup of the Lord, and a cup of demons; ye cannot be partaking of, a table of the Lord, and a table of demons.

You cannot drink both the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You cannot partake at the table of the Lord and at the table of demons.

22 Or are we to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we mightier than he?

Or are we to rouse the jealousy of the Lord? Are we stronger than he?

23 All things are allowable—but, not all things, are profitable, —all things are allowable—but, not all things, upbuild.

Everything is allowable! Yes, but everything is not profitable. Everything is allowable! Yes, but everything does not build up character.

24 Let, no one, be seeking, what concerneth himself, but that which concerneth some one else.

A person must not study their own interests, but the interests of others.

25 Whatsoever, in the market, is sold, eat, —asking no question, for conscience sake;

Eat anything that is sold in the market, without making inquiries to satisfy your scruples;

26 For, unto the Lord, belongeth the earth, and the fullness thereof.

for the earth, with all that is in it, belongs to the Lord.

27 If one of them who believe not invite you, and ye are disposed to go, whatsoever is set before you, eat, —asking no question, for conscience sake.

If an unbeliever invites you to his house and you consent to go, eat anything that is put before you, without making inquiries to satisfy your scruples.

28 But, if anyone should say unto you, —This, is, a holy sacrifice, do not eat, for that man’s sake who disclosed it, and for conscience sake: —

But, if anyone should say to you ‘This has been offered in sacrifice to an idol,’ then, for the sake of the speaker and his scruples, do not eat it.

29 But, conscience, I mean, not thine own, but the other’s, —for why is my freedom to be judged by another’s conscience?

I do not say your scruples, but his. For why should the freedom that I claim be condemned by the scruples of another?

30 If, I, with gratitude, partake, why am I to be defamed, as to that for which, I, give thanks?

If, for my part, I take the food thankfully, why should I be abused for eating that for which I give thanks?

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

Whether, then, you eat or drink or whatever you do, do everything to the honor of God.

32 Give no occasion of stumbling—whether to Jews, or to Greeks, or to the assembly of God:

Do not cause offense either to Jews or Greeks or to the church of God;

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

for I, also, try to please everybody in everything, not seeking my own advantage, but do what is best for others, so that they may be saved.