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Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;
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Remember our history, friends, and be warned. All our ancestors were led by the providential Cloud and taken miraculously through the Sea.
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For I do not want you to be ignorant of the fact, brothers, that our forefathers were all under the cloud and that they all passed through the sea.
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Moreover, brethren, I do not want you to be unaware that all our fathers were under the cloud, all passed through the sea,
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I don't want you to forget, dear brothers and sisters, what happened to our ancestors in the wilderness long ago. God guided all of them by sending a cloud that moved along ahead of them, and he brought them all safely through the waters of the sea on dry ground.
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And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;
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They went through the waters, in a baptism like ours, as Moses led them from enslaving death to salvation life.
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They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea.
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all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea,
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As followers of Moses, they were all baptized in the cloud and the sea.
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And did all eat the same spiritual meat;
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They all ate
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They all ate the same spiritual food
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all ate the same spiritual food,
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And all of them ate the same miraculous food,
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And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.
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and drank identical food and drink, meals provided daily by God. They drank from the Rock, God's fountain for them that stayed with them wherever they were. And the Rock was Christ.
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and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ.
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and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them, and that Rock was Christ.
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and all of them drank the same miraculous water. For they all drank from the miraculous rock that traveled with them, and that rock was Christ.
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But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness.
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But just experiencing God's wonder and grace didn't seem to mean much--most of them were defeated by temptation during the hard times in the desert, and God was not pleased.
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Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them; their bodies were scattered over the desert.
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But with most of them God was not well pleased, for their bodies were scattered in the wilderness.
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Yet after all this, God was not pleased with most of them, and he destroyed them in the wilderness.
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Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.
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The same thing could happen to us. We must be on guard so that we never get caught up in wanting our own way as they did.
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Now these things occurred as examples to keep us from setting our hearts on evil things as they did.
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Now these things became our examples, to the intent that we should not lust after evil things as they also lusted.
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These events happened as a warning to us, so that we would not crave evil things as they did
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Neither 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.
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And we must not turn our religion into a circus as they did--"First the people partied, then they threw a dance."
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Do not be idolaters, as some of them were; as it is written: "The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in pagan revelry."
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And do not become idolaters as were some of them. As it is written, "The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play."
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or worship idols as some of them did. For the Scriptures say, "The people celebrated with feasting and drinking, and they indulged themselves in pagan revelry."
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Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand.
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We must not be sexually promiscuous--they paid for that, remember, with twenty-three thousand deaths in one day!
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We should not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did--and in one day twenty-three thousand of them died.
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Nor let us commit sexual immorality, as some of them did, and in one day twenty-three thousand fell;
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And we must not engage in sexual immorality as some of them did, causing 23,000 of them to die in one day.
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Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.
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We must never try to get Christ to serve us instead of us serving him; they tried it, and God launched an epidemic of poisonous snakes.
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We should not test the Lord, as some of them did--and were killed by snakes.
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nor let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed by serpents;
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Nor should we put Christ to the test, as some of them did and then died from snakebites.
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Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.
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We must be careful not to stir up discontent; discontent destroyed them.
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And do not grumble, as some of them did--and were killed by the destroying angel.
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nor complain, as some of them also complained, and were destroyed by the destroyer.
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And don't grumble as some of them did, for that is why God sent his angel of death to destroy them.
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Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.
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These are all warning markers--DANGER!-in our history books, written down so that we don't repeat their mistakes. Our positions in the story are parallel--they at the beginning, we at the end--and we are just as capable of messing it up as they were.
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These things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come.
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Now all these things happened to them as examples, and they were written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the ages have come.
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All these events happened to them as examples for us. They were written down to warn us, who live at the time when this age is drawing to a close.
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Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.
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Don't be so naive and self-confident. You're not exempt. You could fall flat on your face as easily as anyone else. Forget about self-confidence; it's useless. Cultivate God-confidence.
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So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don't fall!
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Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall.
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If you think you are standing strong, be careful, for you, too, may fall into the same sin.
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There 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.
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No test or temptation that comes your way is beyond the course of what others have had to face. All you need to remember is that God will never let you down; he'll never let you be pushed past your limit; he'll always be there to help you come through it.
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No 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 a way out so that you can stand up under it.
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No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.
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But remember that the temptations that come into your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will keep the temptation from becoming so strong that you can't stand up against it. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you will not give in to it.
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Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry.
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So, my very dear friends, when you see people reducing God to something they can use or control, get out of their company as fast as you can.
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Therefore, my dear friends, flee from idolatry.
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Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry.
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So, my dear friends, flee from the worship of idols.
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I speak as to wise men; judge ye what I say.
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I assume I'm addressing believers now who are mature. Draw your own conclusions:
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I speak to sensible people; judge for yourselves what I say.
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I speak as to wise men; judge for yourselves what I say.
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You are reasonable people. Decide for yourselves if what I am about to say is true.
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The 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?
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When we drink the cup of blessing, aren't we taking into ourselves the blood, the very life, of Christ? And isn't it the same with the loaf of bread we break and eat? Don't we take into ourselves the body, the very life, of Christ?
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Is not the cup of thanksgiving for which we give thanks a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ?
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The 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?
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When we bless the cup at the Lord's Table, aren't we sharing in the benefits of the blood of Christ? And when we break the loaf of bread, aren't we sharing in the benefits of the body of Christ?
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For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread.
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Because there is one loaf, our many-ness becomes one-ness--Christ doesn't become fragmented in us. Rather, we become unified in him. We don't reduce Christ to what we are; he raises us to what he is.
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Because there is one loaf, we, who are many, are one body, for we all partake of the one loaf.
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For we, though many, are one bread and one body; for we all partake of that one bread.
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And we all eat from one loaf, showing that we are one body.
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Behold Israel after the flesh: are not they which eat of the sacrifices partakers of the altar?
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That's basically what happened even in old Israel--those who ate the sacrifices offered on God's altar entered into God's action at the altar.
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Consider the people of Israel: Do not those who eat the sacrifices participate in the altar?
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Observe Israel after the flesh: Are not those who eat of the sacrifices partakers of the altar?
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And think about the nation of Israel; all who eat the sacrifices are united by that act.
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What say I then? that the idol is any thing, or that which is offered in sacrifice to idols is any thing?
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Do you see the difference? Sacrifices offered to idols are offered to nothing, for what's the idol but a nothing?
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Do I mean then that a sacrifice offered to an idol is anything, or that an idol is anything?
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What am I saying then? That an idol is anything, or what is offered to idols is anything?
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What am I trying to say? Am I saying that the idols to whom the pagans bring sacrifices are real gods and that these sacrifices are of some value?
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But 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.
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Or worse than nothing, a minus, a demon! I don't want you to become part of something that reduces you to less than yourself.
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No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God, and I do not want you to be participants with demons.
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Rather, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice they sacrifice to demons and not to God, and I do not want you to have fellowship with demons.
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No, not at all. What I am saying is that these sacrifices are offered to demons, not to God. And I don't want any of you to be partners with demons.
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Ye 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.
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And you can't have it both ways, banqueting with the Master one day and slumming with demons the next.
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You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot have a part in both the Lord's table and the table of demons.
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You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons; you cannot partake of the Lord's table and of the table of demons.
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You cannot drink from the cup of the Lord and from the cup of demons, too. You cannot eat at the Lord's Table and at the table of demons, too.
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Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?
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Besides, the Master won't put up with it. He wants us--all or nothing. Do you think you can get off with anything less?
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Are we trying to arouse the Lord's jealousy? Are we stronger than he?
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Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?
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What? Do you dare to rouse the Lord's jealousy as Israel did? Do you think we are stronger than he is?
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All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.
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Looking at it one way, you could say, "Anything goes. Because of God's immense generosity and grace, we don't have to dissect and scrutinize every action to see if it will pass muster." But the point is not to just get by.
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"Everything is permissible"--but not everything is beneficial. "Everything is permissible"--but not everything is constructive.
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All things are lawful for me, but not all things are helpful; all things are lawful for me, but not all things edify.
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You say, "I am allowed to do anything"--but not everything is helpful. You say, "I am allowed to do anything"--but not everything is beneficial.
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Let no man seek his own, but every man another's wealth.
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We want to live well, but our foremost efforts should be to help others live well.
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Nobody should seek his own good, but the good of others.
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Let no one seek his own, but each one the other's well-being.
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Don't think only of your own good. Think of other Christians and what is best for them.
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Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, that eat, asking no question for conscience sake:
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With that as a base to work from, common sense can take you the rest of the way. Eat anything sold at the butcher shop, for instance; you don't have to run an "idolatry test" on every item.
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Eat anything sold in the meat market without raising questions of conscience,
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Eat whatever is sold in the meat market, asking no questions for conscience' sake;
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Here's what you should do. You may eat any meat that is sold in the marketplace. Don't ask whether or not it was offered to idols, and then your conscience won't be bothered.
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For the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof.
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"The earth," after all, "is God's, and everything in it." That "everything" certainly includes the leg of lamb in the butcher shop.
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for, "The earth is the Lord's, and everything in it."
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for "the earth is the LORD's, and all its fullness."
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For "the earth is the Lord's, and everything in it."
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If 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.
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If a nonbeliever invites you to dinner and you feel like going, go ahead and enjoy yourself; eat everything placed before you. It would be both bad manners and bad spirituality to cross-examine your host on the ethical purity of each course as it is served.
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If some unbeliever invites you to a meal and you want to go, eat whatever is put before you without raising questions of conscience.
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If any of those who do not believe invites you to dinner, and you desire to go, eat whatever is set before you, asking no question for conscience' sake.
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If someone who isn't a Christian asks you home for dinner, go ahead; accept the invitation if you want to. Eat whatever is offered to you and don't ask any questions about it. Your conscience should not be bothered by this.
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But 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:
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On the other hand, if he goes out of his way to tell you that this or that was sacrificed to god or goddess so-and-so, you should pass. Even though you may be indifferent as to where it came from, he isn't, and you don't want to send mixed messages to him about who you are worshiping.
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But if anyone says to you, "This has been offered in sacrifice," then do not eat it, both for the sake of the man who told you and for conscience' sake--
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But if anyone says to you, "This was offered to idols," do not eat it for the sake of the one who told you, and for conscience' sake; for "the earth is the LORD's, and all its fullness."
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But suppose someone warns you that this meat has been offered to an idol. Don't eat it, out of consideration for the conscience of the one who told you.
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Conscience, I say, not thine own, but of the other: for why is my liberty judged of another man's conscience?
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But, except for these special cases, I'm not going to walk around on eggshells worrying about what small-minded people might say; I'm going to stride free and easy, knowing what our large-minded Master has already said.
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the other man's conscience, I mean, not yours. For why should my freedom be judged by another's conscience?
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"Conscience," I say, not your own, but that of the other. For why is my liberty judged by another man's conscience?
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It might not be a matter of conscience for you, but it is for the other person. Now, why should my freedom be limited by what someone else thinks?
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For if I by grace be a partaker, why am I evil spoken of for that for which I give thanks?
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If I eat what is served to me, grateful to God for what is on the table, how can I worry about what someone will say? I thanked God for it and he blessed it!
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If I take part in the meal with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of something I thank God for?
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But if I partake with thanks, why am I evil spoken of for the food over which I give thanks?
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If I can thank God for the food and enjoy it, why should I be condemned for eating it?
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Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
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So eat your meals heartily, not worrying about what others say about you--you're eating to God's glory, after all, not to please them. As a matter of fact, do everything that way, heartily and freely to God's glory.
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So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.
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Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
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Whatever you eat or drink or whatever you do, you must do all for the glory of God.
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Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God:
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At the same time, don't be callous in your exercise of freedom, thoughtlessly stepping on the toes of those who aren't as free as you are.
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Do not cause anyone to stumble, whether Jews, Greeks or the church of God--
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Give no offense, either to the Jews or to the Greeks or to the church of God,
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Don't give offense to Jews or Gentiles or the church of God.
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Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved.
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I try my best to be considerate of everyone's feelings in all these matters; I hope you will be, too.
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even as I try to please everybody in every way. For I am not seeking my own good but the good of many, so that they may be saved.
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just as I also please all men in all things, not seeking my own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved.
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That is the plan I follow, too. I try to please everyone in everything I do. I don't just do what I like or what is best for me, but what is best for them so they may be saved.
