| Holman Christian Standard Bible | New International Version |
| 1Now I want you to know, brothers, that our fathers were all under the cloud, all passed through the sea, | 1For I do not want you to be ignorant of the fact, brothers and sisters, that our ancestors were all under the cloud and that they all passed through the sea. |
| 2and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea. | 2They were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea. |
| 3They all ate the same spiritual food, | 3They all ate the same spiritual food |
| 4and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank from a spiritual rock that followed them, and that rock was Christ. | 4and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ. |
| 5But God was not pleased with most of them, for they were struck down in the wilderness. | 5Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them; their bodies were scattered in the wilderness. |
| 6Now these things became examples for us, so that we will not desire evil things as they did. | 6Now these things occurred as examples to keep us from setting our hearts on evil things as they did. |
| 7Don't become idolaters as some of them were; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and got up to play. | 7Do 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 revelry." |
| 8Let us not commit sexual immorality as some of them did, and in a single day 23,000 people fell dead. | 8We should not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did--and in one day twenty-three thousand of them died. |
| 9Let us not test Christ as some of them did and were destroyed by snakes. | 9We should not test Christ, as some of them did--and were killed by snakes. |
| 10Nor should we complain as some of them did, and were killed by the destroyer. | 10And do not grumble, as some of them did--and were killed by the destroying angel. |
| 11Now these things happened to them as examples, and they were written as a warning to us, on whom the ends of the ages have come. | 11These things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the culmination of the ages has come. |
| 12So, whoever thinks he stands must be careful not to fall. | 12So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don't fall! |
| 13No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to humanity. God is faithful, and He will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation He will also provide a way of escape so that you are able to bear it. | 13No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. 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 endure it. |
| 14Therefore, my dear friends, flee from idolatry. | 14Therefore, my dear friends, flee from idolatry. |
| 15I am speaking as to wise people. Judge for yourselves what I say. | 15I speak to sensible people; judge for yourselves what I say. |
| 16The cup of blessing that we give thanks for, is it not a sharing in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a sharing in the body of Christ? | 16Is 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? |
| 17Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for all of us share that one bread. | 17Because there is one loaf, we, who are many, are one body, for we all share the one loaf. |
| 18Look at the people of Israel. Do not those who eat the sacrifices participate in what is offered on the altar? | 18Consider the people of Israel: Do not those who eat the sacrifices participate in the altar? |
| 19What am I saying then? That food offered to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything? | 19Do I mean then that food sacrificed to an idol is anything, or that an idol is anything? |
| 20No, but I do say that what they sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons and not to God. I do not want you to participate with demons! | 20No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God, and I do not want you to be participants with demons. |
| 21You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You cannot share in the Lord's table and the table of demons. | 21You 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. |
| 22Or are we provoking the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?" | 22Are we trying to arouse the Lord's jealousy? Are we stronger than he? |
| 23Everything is permissible," but not everything is helpful. "Everything is permissible," but not everything builds up. | 23"I have the right to do anything," you say--but not everything is beneficial. "I have the right to do anything"--but not everything is constructive. |
| 24No one should seek his own good, but the good of the other person. | 24No one should seek their own good, but the good of others. |
| 25Eat everything that is sold in the meat market, asking no questions for conscience sake, | 25Eat anything sold in the meat market without raising questions of conscience, |
| 26for the earth is the Lord's, and all that is in it. | 26for, "The earth is the Lord's, and everything in it." |
| 27If one of the unbelievers invites you over and you want to go, eat everything that is set before you, without raising questions of conscience. | 27If an unbeliever invites you to a meal and you want to go, eat whatever is put before you without raising questions of conscience. |
| 28But if someone says to you, "This is food offered to an idol," do not eat it, out of consideration for the one who told you, and for conscience sake. | 28But if someone says to you, "This has been offered in sacrifice," then do not eat it, both for the sake of the one who told you and for the sake of conscience. |
| 29I do not mean your own conscience, but the other person's. For why is my freedom judged by another person's conscience? | 29I am referring to the other person's conscience, not yours. For why is my freedom being judged by another's conscience? |
| 30If I partake with thanks, why am I slandered because of something I give thanks for? | 30If I take part in the meal with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of something I thank God for? |
| 31Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything for God's glory. | 31So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. |
| 32Give no offense to the Jews or the Greeks or the church of God, | 32Do not cause anyone to stumble, whether Jews, Greeks or the church of God-- |
| 33just as I also try to please all people in all things, not seeking my own profit, but the profit of many, so that they may be saved. | 33even as I try to please everyone 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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