1 Corinthians 10 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Temptation and God’s Faithfulness

For I do not want^G2309 you to be unaware^G50, brothers^G80, that our fathers^G3962 were all^G3956 under^G5259 the cloud^G3507 and all^G3956 passed^G1330 through^G1330 the sea^G2281;

1Co 10:2

1Co 10:2and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea;

1Co 10:3

1Co 10:3and all ate the same spiritual food;

1Co 10:4

1Co 10:4and all drank the same spiritual drink, for they were drinking from a spiritual rock which followed them, and the rock was [fn]Christ.

1Co 10:5

1Co 10:5Nevertheless, with most of them God was not well-pleased. For THEY WERE [fn]STRUCK DOWN IN THE WILDERNESS.

1Co 10:6

1Co 10:6Now these things happened as examples for us, so that we would not crave evil things as they also craved.

1Co 10:7

Do not be idolaters^G1496, as some^G5100 of them were. As it is written^G1125, “THE PEOPLE^G2992 SAT^G2523 DOWN^G2523 TO EAT^G2068 AND DRINK^G4095, AND STOOD^G450 UP^G450 TO PLAY^G3815.”

1Co 10:8

1Co 10:8Nor let us act in sexual immorality, as some of them [fn]did, and twenty-three thousand fell in one day.

1Co 10:9

1Co 10:9Nor let us put Christ to the test, as some of them [fn]did, and were destroyed by the serpents.

1Co 10:10

1Co 10:10Nor grumble, as some of them [fn]did, and were destroyed by the destroyer.

1Co 10:11

1Co 10:11Now these things happened to them as an example, and they were written for our instruction, upon whom the ends of the ages have arrived.

1Co 10:12

1Co 10:12Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed that he does not fall.

1Co 10:13

1Co 10:13No temptation has overtaken you but 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 provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it.

1Co 10:14

Therefore^G1355, my beloved^G27, flee^G5343 from idolatry^G1495.

1Co 10:15

1Co 10:15I speak as to prudent people. You judge what I say.

1Co 10:16

1Co 10:16Is not the cup of blessing which we bless a sharing in the blood of Christ? Is not the [fn]bread which we break a sharing in the body of Christ?

1Co 10:17

1Co 10:17Since there is one [fn]bread, we who are many are one body, for we all partake of the one [fn]bread.

1Co 10:18

1Co 10:18Look at [fn]the nation Israel. Are not those who eat the sacrifices sharers in the altar?

1Co 10:19

1Co 10:19What do I mean then? That a thing sacrificed to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything?

1Co 10:20

1Co 10:20No, but I say that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they SACRIFICE TO DEMONS AND NOT TO GOD. And I do not want you to become sharers in demons.

1Co 10:21

1Co 10:21You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You cannot partake of the table of the Lord and the table of demons.

1Co 10:22

1Co 10:22Or do we PROVOKE THE [fn]LORD TO JEALOUSY? Are we stronger than He?

(cf. Psa 24:1 )

1Co 10:23

All^G3956 things^G3956 are lawful^G1832, but not all^G3956 things^G3956 are^G4851 profitable^G4851. All^G3956 things^G3956 are lawful^G1832, but not all^G3956 things^G3956 build^G3618 up^G3618.

1Co 10:24

1Co 10:24Let no one seek his own good, but that of the other person.

1Co 10:25

1Co 10:25Eat anything that is sold in the meat market without asking questions for conscience’ sake.

1Co 10:26

1Co 10:26FOR THE EARTH IS THE [fn]LORD’S, AS WELL AS ITS FULLNESS.

1Co 10:27

1Co 10:27If one of the unbelievers invites you and you want to go, eat anything that is set before you without asking questions for conscience’ sake.

1Co 10:28

1Co 10:28But if anyone says to you, “This is meat consecrated to idols,” do not eat it, for the sake of the one who informed you, and for conscience’ sake.

1Co 10:29

1Co 10:29I do not mean your own conscience, but the other person’s. For why is my freedom judged by another’s conscience?

1Co 10:30

1Co 10:30If I partake with gratefulness, why am I slandered concerning that for which I give thanks?

1Co 10:31

Whether^G1535, then^G3767, you eat^G2068 or^G1535 drink^G4095 or^G1535 whatever^G5100 you do^G4160, do^G4160 all^G3956 to the glory^G1391 of God^G2316.