1 Corinthians

All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.

Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?

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.

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.

What say I then? that the idol is any thing, or that which is offered in sacrifice to idols is any thing?

Behold Israel after the flesh: are not they which eat of the sacrifices partakers of the altar?

For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread.

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?

I speak as to wise men; judge ye what I say.

Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry.

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.

Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.

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.

Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.

Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.

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

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.

Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.

But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness.

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

And did all eat the same spiritual meat;

And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;

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;

But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.

I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:

And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.

Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.

And this I do for the gospel"s sake, that I might be partaker thereof with you.

To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.

To them that are without law, as without law, (being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I might gain them that are without law.