1 Corinthians · Unlocked Literal Bible
1 Corinthians 10 Unlocked Literal Bible
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1 I do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, that our fathers were all under the cloud and all passed through the sea.
1 Now I would not have you ignorant, brothers, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;
1 Οὐ θέλω δὲ ὑμᾶς ἀγνοεῖν, ἀδελφοί, ὅτι οἱ πατέρες ἡμῶν πάντες ὑπὸ τὴν νεφέλην ἦσαν, καὶ πάντες διὰ τῆς θαλάσσης διῆλθον,
2 All were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea,
2 and were all baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea;
2 καὶ πάντες εἰς τὸν Μωϋσῆν ἐβαπτίσαντο ἐν τῇ νεφέλῃ καὶ ἐν τῇ θαλάσσῃ,
3 and all ate the same spiritual food.
3 and all ate the same spiritual food;
3 καὶ πάντες τὸ αὐτὸ βρῶμα πνευματικὸν ἔφαγον,
4 All drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank from a spiritual rock that followed them, and that rock was Christ.
4 and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank of a spiritual rock that followed them, and the rock was Christ.
4 καὶ πάντες τὸ αὐτὸ πόμα πνευματικὸν ἔπιον· ἔπινον γὰρ ἐκ πνευματικῆς ἀκολουθούσης πέτρας, ἡ δὲ πέτρα ἦν ὁ Χριστός.
5 But God was not well pleased with most of them, and their corpses were scattered about in the wilderness.
5 However with most of them, God was not well pleased, for they were overthrown in the wilderness.
5 ἀλλ᾽ οὐκ ἐν τοῖς πλείοσιν αὐτῶν εὐδόκησεν ὁ Θεός· κατεστρώθησαν γὰρ ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ.
6 Now these things were examples for us, so we would not long for evil things as they did.
6 Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things as they also lusted.
6 Ταῦτα δὲ τύποι ἡμῶν ἐγενήθησαν, εἰς τὸ μὴ εἶναι ἡμᾶς ἐπιθυμητὰς κακῶν, καθὼς κἀκεῖνοι ἐπεθύμησαν.
7 Do not be idolaters, as some of them were. This is as it is written, “The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.”
7 Don’t be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written, “The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.”
7 μηδὲ εἰδωλολάτραι γίνεσθε, καθώς τινες αὐτῶν, ὡς γέγραπται· ἐκάθισεν ὁ λαὸς φαγεῖν καὶ πιεῖν, καὶ ἀνέστησαν παίζειν.
8 Let us not commit sexual immorality, as many of them did. In one day, twenty-three thousand people died because of it.
8 Let’s not commit sexual immorality, as some of them committed, and in one day twenty-three thousand fell.
8 μηδὲ πορνεύωμεν, καθώς τινες αὐτῶν ἐπόρνευσαν καὶ ἔπεσον ἐν μιᾷ ἡμέρᾳ εἰκοσιτρεῖς χιλιάδες.
9 Neither let us put Christ to the test, as many of them did and were destroyed by snakes.
9 Let’s not test Christ, as some of them tested, and perished by the serpents.
9 μηδὲ ἐκπειράζωμεν τὸν Χριστόν, καθὼς καί τινες αὐτῶν ἐπείρασαν καὶ ὑπὸ τῶν ὄφεων ἀπώλοντο.
10 Also do not grumble, as many of them did and were destroyed by an angel of death.
10 Don’t grumble, as some of them also grumbled, and perished by the destroyer.
10 μηδὲ γογγύζετε, καθὼς καί τινες αὐτῶν ἐγόγγυσαν καὶ ἀπώλοντο ὑπὸ τοῦ ὀλοθρευτοῦ.
11 Now these things happened to them as examples for us. They were written for our instruction—for us on whom the end of the ages has come.
11 Now all these things happened to them by way of example, and they were written for our admonition, on whom the ends of the ages have come.
11 ταῦτα δὲ πάντα τύποι συνέβαινον ἐκείνοις, ἐγράφη δὲ πρὸς νουθεσίαν ἡμῶν, εἰς οὓς τὰ τέλη τῶν αἰώνων κατήντησεν.
12 Therefore let anyone who thinks he stands be careful that he does not fall.
12 Therefore let him who thinks he stands be careful that he doesn’t fall.
12 Ὥστε ὁ δοκῶν ἑστάναι βλεπέτω μὴ πέσῃ.
13 No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to all humanity. Instead, God is faithful. He will not let you be tempted beyond your ability. With the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, so that you may be able to endure it.
13 No temptation has taken you except what is common to man. God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able, but will with the temptation also make the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.
13 πειρασμὸς ὑμᾶς οὐκ εἴληφεν εἰ μὴ ἀνθρώπινος· πιστὸς δὲ ὁ Θεός, ὃς οὐκ ἐάσει ὑμᾶς πειρασθῆναι ὑπὲρ ὃ δύνασθε, ἀλλὰ ποιήσει σὺν τῷ πειρασμῷ καὶ τὴν ἔκβασιν τοῦ δύνασθαι [ὑμᾶς] ὑπενεγκεῖν.
14 Therefore, my loved ones, run away from idolatry.
14 Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry.
14 Διόπερ, ἀγαπητοί μου, φεύγετε ἀπὸ τῆς εἰδωλολατρίας.
15 I speak to you as people who have understanding, so you may judge what I say.
15 I speak as to wise men. Judge what I say.
15 ὡς φρονίμοις λέγω· κρίνατε ὑμεῖς ὅ φημι.
16 The cup of blessing that we bless, 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?
16 The cup of blessing which we bless, isn’t it a sharing of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, isn’t it a sharing of the body of Christ?
16 τὸ ποτήριον τῆς εὐλογίας ὃ εὐλογοῦμεν, οὐχὶ κοινωνία τοῦ αἵματος τοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐστι; τὸν ἄρτον ὃν κλῶμεν, οὐχὶ κοινωνία τοῦ σώματος τοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐστιν;
17 Because there is one loaf of bread, we who are many are one body. We all take of one loaf of bread together.
17 Because there is one loaf of bread, we, who are many, are one body; for we all partake of the one loaf of bread.
17 ὅτι εἷς ἄρτος, ἓν σῶμα οἱ πολλοί ἐσμεν· οἱ γὰρ πάντες ἐκ τοῦ ἑνὸς ἄρτου μετέχομεν.
18 Look at the people of Israel. Are not those who eat the sacrifices participants in the altar?
18 Consider Israel according to the flesh. Don’t those who eat the sacrifices participate in the altar?
18 βλέπετε τὸν Ἰσραὴλ κατὰ σάρκα· οὐχὶ οἱ ἐσθίοντες τὰς θυσίας κοινωνοὶ τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου εἰσί;
19 What am I saying then? That an idol is anything? Or that food sacrificed to an idol is anything?
19 What am I saying then? That a thing sacrificed to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything?
19 τί οὖν φημί; ὅτι εἴδωλόν τί ἐστιν; ἢ ὅτι εἰδωλόθυτόν τί ἐστιν;
20 But I say about the things the Gentile pagans sacrifice, that they offer these things to demons and not to God. I do not want you to be participants with demons!
20 But I say that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons and not to God, and I don’t desire that you would have fellowship with demons.
20 ἀλλ᾽ ὅτι ἃ θύει τὰ ἔθνη, δαιμονίοις θύει καὶ οὐ Θεῷ· οὐ θέλω δὲ ὑμᾶς κοινωνοὺς τῶν δαιμονίων γίνεσθαι.
21 You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You cannot have fellowship at the table of the Lord and the table of demons.
21 You can’t both drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You can’t both partake of the table of the Lord and of the table of demons.
21 οὐ δύνασθε ποτήριον Κυρίου πίνειν καὶ ποτήριον δαιμονίων· οὐ δύνασθε τραπέζης Κυρίου μετέχειν καὶ τραπέζης δαιμονίων·
22 Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than he is?
22 Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than he?
22 ἢ παραζηλοῦμεν τὸν Κύριον; μὴ ἰσχυρότεροι αὐτοῦ ἐσμεν;
23 “Everything is lawful,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is lawful,” but not everything builds people up.
23 “All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are profitable. “All things are lawful for me,” but not all things build up.
23 Πάντα μοι ἔξεστιν, ἀλλ᾽ οὐ πάντα συμφέρει· πάντα μοι ἔξεστιν, ἀλλ᾽ οὐ πάντα οἰκοδομεῖ.
24 No one should seek his own good. Instead, each one should seek the good of his neighbor.
24 Let no one seek his own, but each one his neighbor’s good.
24 μηδεὶς τὸ ἑαυτοῦ ζητείτω, ἀλλὰ τὸ τοῦ ἑτέρου ἕκαστος.
25 You may eat whatever is sold in the market, without questions of conscience.
25 Whatever is sold in the butcher shop, eat, asking no question for the sake of conscience,
25 Πᾶν τὸ ἐν μακέλλῳ πωλούμενον ἐσθίετε μηδὲν ἀνακρίνοντες διὰ τὴν συνείδησιν·
26 For “the earth is the Lord's, and the fullness of it.”
26 for “the earth is the Lord’s, and its fullness.”
26 τοῦ γὰρ Κυρίου ἡ γῆ καὶ τὸ πλήρωμα αὐτῆς.
27 If an unbeliever invites you to eat a meal, and you wish to go, eat whatever is set before you without asking questions of conscience.
27 But if one of those who don’t believe invites you to a meal, and you are inclined to go, eat whatever is set before you, asking no questions for the sake of conscience.
27 εἰ δέ τις καλεῖ ὑμᾶς τῶν ἀπίστων καὶ θέλετε πορεύεσθαι, πᾶν τὸ παρατιθέμενον ὑμῖν ἐσθίετε μηδὲν ἀνακρίνοντες διὰ τὴν συνείδησιν.
28 But if someone says to you, “This has been offered in sacrifice,” then do not eat it, both for the sake of the one who informed you, and for the sake of conscience—
28 But if anyone says to you, “This was offered to idols,” don’t eat it for the sake of the one who told you, and for the sake of conscience. For “the earth is the Lord’s, with all its fullness.”
28 ἐὰν δέ τις ὑμῖν εἴπῃ, τοῦτο εἰδωλόθυτόν ἐστι, μὴ ἐσθίετε δι᾽ ἐκεῖνον τὸν μηνύσαντα καὶ τὴν συνείδησιν· τοῦ γὰρ Κυρίου ἡ γῆ καὶ τὸ πλήρωμα αὐτῆς.
29 the conscience of the other man, I mean, and not yours. For why should my freedom be judged by another's conscience?
29 Conscience, I say, not your own, but the other’s conscience. For why is my liberty judged by another conscience?
29 συνείδησιν δὲ λέγω οὐχὶ τὴν ἑαυτοῦ, ἀλλὰ τὴν τοῦ ἑτέρου. ἱνατί γὰρ ἡ ἐλευθερία μου κρίνεται ὑπὸ ἄλλης συνειδήσεως;
30 If I partake of the meal with gratitude, why am I being insulted for that for which I gave thanks?
30 If I partake with thankfulness, why am I denounced for something I give thanks for?
30 εἰ ἐγὼ χάριτι μετέχω, τί βλασφημοῦμαι ὑπὲρ οὗ ἐγὼ εὐχαριστῶ;
31 Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
31 Whether therefore you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
31 Εἴτε οὖν ἐσθίετε εἴτε πίνετε εἴτε τι ποιεῖτε, πάντα εἰς δόξαν Θεοῦ ποιεῖτε.
32 Give no offense to Jews or to Greeks, or to the church of God.
32 Give no occasion for stumbling, whether to Jews, to Greeks, or to the assembly of God;
32 ἀπρόσκοποι γίνεσθε καὶ Ἰουδαίοις καὶ Ἕλλησι καὶ τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ τοῦ Θεοῦ,
33 I try to please all people in all things. I do not seek my benefit, but that of the many. I do this so that they may be saved.
33 even as I also please all men in all things, not seeking my own profit, but the profit of the many, that they may be saved.
33 καθὼς κἀγὼ πάντα πᾶσιν ἀρέσκω, μὴ ζητῶν τὸ ἐμαυτοῦ συμφέρον, ἀλλὰ τὸ τῶν πολλῶν, ἵνα σωθῶσι.
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- 1 Exodus 14:29; Nehemiah 9:11–12; Psalm 78:13–14; Psalm 106:7–11; Psalm 105:39
- 2 Hebrews 3:2–3; Exodus 14:31; 1 Corinthians 1:13–16; Romans 6:3; John 9:28–29
- 3 Deuteronomy 8:3; Nehemiah 9:15; Exodus 16:4; Nehemiah 9:20; Exodus 16:35
- 4 Exodus 17:6; John 7:37; Isaiah 48:21; John 4:14; Psalm 105:41
- 5 Hebrews 3:17; Jude 5; Numbers 26:64–65; Numbers 14:37; Psalm 106:26
- 6 Jude 7; 1 Corinthians 10:11; 2 Peter 2:6; Hebrews 4:11; Zephaniah 3:6–7
- 7 Exodus 32:6–8; Psalm 106:19–20; Deuteronomy 9:12; 1 Corinthians 6:9; 1 Corinthians 10:14
- 8 Numbers 25:1–9; 1 Corinthians 6:18; Psalm 106:29; 1 Corinthians 6:9; Revelation 2:14
- 9 Numbers 21:5–6; Psalm 78:18; Hebrews 3:8–11; Exodus 17:2; Psalm 78:56
- 10 Numbers 14:2; Numbers 16:41; Numbers 14:37; Philippians 2:14; 1 Chronicles 21:15
- 11 Romans 15:4; Romans 13:11; 1 Corinthians 9:10; Philippians 4:5; 1 John 2:18
- 12 Romans 11:20; 2 Peter 3:17; Proverbs 16:18; 1 Corinthians 8:2; Matthew 26:40–41
- 13 2 Peter 2:9; 2 Timothy 4:18; 2 Thessalonians 3:3; 1 Peter 5:8–9; Hebrews 12:4
- 14 Revelation 21:8; 1 John 5:21; 2 Corinthians 7:1; 1 Peter 2:11; Revelation 22:15
- 15 1 Thessalonians 5:21; 1 Corinthians 8:1; 1 Corinthians 11:13; 1 Corinthians 4:10; 1 Corinthians 6:5
- 16 Matthew 26:26–28; 1 Corinthians 11:23–29; Acts 2:42; Hebrews 3:14; 1 John 1:7
- 17 Romans 12:5; Colossians 3:15; 1 Corinthians 12:27; 1 Corinthians 12:12; Ephesians 4:4
- 18 Philippians 3:3–5; Leviticus 3:11; Ephesians 2:11–12; Galatians 6:16; Leviticus 7:6
- 19 1 Corinthians 8:4; Isaiah 41:29; 1 Corinthians 1:28; Deuteronomy 32:21; 1 Corinthians 3:7
- 20 Revelation 9:20; Psalm 106:37–39; Deuteronomy 32:16–17; 2 Corinthians 4:4; Leviticus 17:7
- 21 Matthew 6:24; 1 Kings 18:21; 2 Corinthians 6:15–17; Isaiah 65:11; 1 Corinthians 10:16
- 22 Deuteronomy 32:21; Deuteronomy 32:16; Hebrews 10:31; Joshua 24:19; Job 40:9–14
- 23 1 Corinthians 6:12; 1 Corinthians 8:9; Ephesians 4:29; Romans 14:19–20; 1 Thessalonians 5:11
- 24 Romans 15:1–2; Philippians 2:4–5; 1 Corinthians 10:33; Philippians 2:21; 1 Corinthians 9:19–23
- 25 1 Timothy 4:4; 1 Corinthians 8:7; Titus 1:15; Romans 14:14; Acts 10:15
- 26 Psalm 24:1; Psalm 50:12; Exodus 19:5; Deuteronomy 10:14; Job 41:11
- 27 1 Corinthians 10:25; Luke 10:7–8; 1 Corinthians 5:9–11; 2 Corinthians 4:2; Luke 5:29–30
- 28 1 Corinthians 8:10–13; 1 Corinthians 8:7; Romans 14:15; 1 Corinthians 10:26; Matthew 6:31–32
- 29 1 Corinthians 9:19; Romans 14:15–21; 1 Corinthians 8:9–13; 1 Corinthians 10:32; 2 Corinthians 8:21
- 30 Romans 14:6; 1 Timothy 4:3–4
- 31 Colossians 3:17; Colossians 3:23; 1 Peter 4:11; Deuteronomy 12:7; Deuteronomy 12:18
- 32 Acts 20:28; 1 Corinthians 10:33; Romans 14:13; Acts 24:16; 1 Corinthians 8:13
- 33 Galatians 1:10; 1 Corinthians 10:24; 1 Corinthians 9:19–23; Romans 15:2–3; 2 Corinthians 12:19
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Thus, because he terrified them greatly, relating the ancient examples, and threw them into an agony, saying, "Let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall; "though they had borne many temptations, and had exercised themselves many times therein; for "I was with you," saith he, "in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling:" (1 Cor. ii.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 12 (1889)
For "the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof." These things they who live a godly life, that is never to be repented of, both have done and always will do.
… and revived, that He might rule over the living and the dead." And again, writing to the Corinthians, he declares, "But we preach Christ Jesus crucified;" and adds, "The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ?"
But there is hope, because Thou art faithful, who wilt not suffer us to be tempted above that we are able, but wilt with the temptation also make a way to escape, that we may be able to bear it. I would therefore confess what I know concerning myself; I will confess also what I know not concerning myself.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
Hear ye not Paul saying, "that all these things are written for our admonition"? And thou, if thou hadst to take up a Gospel, wouldest not choose to do so with hands unwashed; but the things that are laid up within it, dost thou not think to be highly necessary?
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)