1 Corinthians 10:1-21 ▼

1 MOREOVER, brethren, I want you to know, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;

2 And all were baptized by Moses, both in the cloud and in the sea;

3 And all ate the same spiritual food;

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

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

6 But they became an example to us, so that we should not covet evil things as they did covet.

7 Neither should we become idolaters as were some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to quarrel.

8 Neither should we commit adultery, as some of them committed, for in one day twenty-three thousand of them fell dead.

9 Neither should we tempt Christ, as some of them tempted; for they were destroyed by snakes.

10 Neither should you murmur, as some of them murmured; for they were destroyed by the hand of the destroyer.

11 Now all of these things which happened to them are an example for us: and they are written for our admonition, for the world will come to an end in our day.

12 Therefore, let him who thinks he can stand, take heed so that he may not fall.

13 No other temptation has overtaken you but that which is common to man: but God is faithful; he will not suffer you to be tempted beyond that you are able; but will make your temptation to have a way of escape, so that you may be able to bear it.

14 Therefore, my beloved, keep away from idolatry.

15 I speak as to wise men: you are able to judge what I say.

16 The cup of thanksgiving 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?

17 For just as the loaf of bread is one, so we are all one body; for we are all partakers of that one bread.

18 Behold Israel whose observance is after the flesh: do not those who eat the sacrifices become partakers of the altar?

19 What do I say then? that the idol is anything, or that the sacrifice to idols is anything? No.

20 But that which the pagans sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils and not to God: and I would not have you in fellowship with devils.

21 You cannot drink the cup of our LORD, and the cup of devils: you cannot be partakers of the table of our LORD and of the table of devils.