1 F or I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, that our forefathers were all under and protected by the cloud, and every one of them passed safely through the Sea,

For I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;

2 A nd each one of them to be baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea;

and all were baptised unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;

3 A nd all ate the same spiritual (supernaturally given) food,

and all ate the same spiritual food,

4 A nd they all drank the same spiritual (supernaturally given) drink. For they drank from a spiritual Rock which followed them, and the Rock was Christ.

and all drank the same spiritual drink, for they drank of a spiritual rock which followed: (now the rock was the Christ;)

5 N evertheless, God was not pleased with the great majority of them, for they were overthrown and strewn down along in the wilderness.

yet God was not pleased with the most of them, for they were strewed in the desert.

6 N ow these things are examples (warnings and admonitions) for us not to desire or crave or covet or lust after evil and carnal things as they did.

But these things happened types of us, that we should not be lusters after evil things, as they also lusted.

7 D o not be worshipers of false gods as some of them were, as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink and rose to sport (to dance and give way to jesting and hilarity).

Neither be ye idolaters, as some of them; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play.

8 W e must not gratify evil desire and indulge in immorality as some of them did—and twenty-three thousand fell dead in a single day!

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

9 W e should not tempt the Lord as some of them did—and were killed by poisonous serpents;

Neither let us tempt the Christ, as some of them tempted, and perished by serpents.

10 N or discontentedly complain as some of them did—and were put out of the way entirely by the destroyer (death).

Neither murmur ye, as some of them murmured, and perished by the destroyer.

11 N ow these things befell them by way of a figure; they were written to admonish and fit us for right action by good instruction, we in whose days the ages have reached their climax (their consummation and concluding period).

Now all these things happened to them types, and have been written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the ages are come.

12 T herefore let anyone who thinks he stands, take heed lest he fall.

So that let him that thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall.

13 F or no temptation (no trial regarded as enticing to sin), has overtaken you and laid hold on you that is not common to man '> adjusted and adapted and belonging to human experience, and such as man can bear]. But God is faithful, and He not to let you be tempted and tried and assayed beyond your ability and strength of resistance and power to endure, but with the temptation He will also provide the way out (the means of escape to a landing place), that you may be capable and strong and powerful to bear up under it patiently.

No temptation has taken you but such as is according to man's nature; and God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above what ye are able, but will with the temptation make the issue also, so that should be able to bear.

14 T herefore, my dearly beloved, shun (keep clear away from, avoid by flight if need be) any sort of idolatry (of loving or venerating anything more than God).

Wherefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry.

15 I am speaking as to intelligent (sensible) men. Think over and make up your minds about what I say.

I speak as to intelligent: do ye judge what I say.

16 T he cup of blessing upon which we ask blessing, does it not mean we participate in and share a fellowship (a communion) in the blood of Christ (the Messiah)? The bread which we break, does it not mean we participate in and share a fellowship (a communion) in the body of Christ?

The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not communion of the blood of the Christ? The bread which we break, is it not communion of the body of the Christ?

17 F or we numerous we are, are one body, because we all partake of the one Bread.

Because we, many, are one loaf, one body; for we all partake of that one loaf.

18 C onsider those people of Israel. Are not those who eat the sacrifices partners of the altar ?

See Israel according to flesh: are not they who eat the sacrifices in communion with the altar?

19 W hat do I imply then? That food offered to idols is anything or that an idol itself is a thing?

What then do I say? that what is sacrificed to an idol is anything, or that an idol is anything?

20 N o, I am suggesting that what the pagans sacrifice they offer to demons (to evil spiritual powers) and not to God. I do not want you to fellowship and be partners with diabolical spirits.

But that what sacrifice they sacrifice to demons, and not to God. Now I do not wish you to be in communion with demons.

21 Y ou cannot drink the Lord’s cup and the demons’ cup. You cannot partake of the Lord’s table and the demons’ table.

Ye cannot drink Lord's cup, and cup of demons: ye cannot partake of Lord's table, and of table of demons.

22 S hall we thus provoke the Lord to jealousy and anger and indignation? Are we stronger than He ?

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

23 A ll things are legitimate, but not all things are helpful (expedient, profitable, and wholesome). All things are legitimate, but not all things are constructive and edifying.

All things are lawful, but all are not profitable; all things are lawful, but all do not edify.

24 L et no one then seek his own good and advantage and profit, but each one of the other.

Let no one seek his own, but that of the other.

25 e at anything that is sold in the meat market without raising any question or investigating on the grounds of conscientious scruples,

Everything sold in the shambles eat, making no inquiry for conscience sake.

26 F or the earth is the Lord’s and everything that is in it.

For the earth the Lord's and its fulness.

27 I n case one of the unbelievers invites you to a meal and you want to go, eat whatever is served to you without examining into its source because of conscientious scruples.

But if any one of the unbelievers invite you, and ye are minded to go, all that is set before you eat, making no inquiry for conscience sake.

28 B ut if someone tells you, This has been offered in sacrifice to an idol, do not eat it, out of consideration for the person who informed you, and for conscience’s sake—

But if any one say to you, This is offered to holy purposes, do not eat, for his sake that pointed it out, and conscience sake;

29 I mean for the sake of his conscience, not yours,. For why should another man’s scruples apply to me and my liberty of action be determined by his conscience?

but conscience, I mean, not thine own, but that of the other: for why is my liberty judged by another conscience?

30 I f I partake with thankfulness, why am I accused and spoken evil of because of that for which I give thanks?

If I partake with thanksgiving, why am I spoken evil of for what I give thanks for?

31 S o then, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you may do, do all for the honor and glory of God.

Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatever ye do, do all things to God's glory.

32 D o not let yourselves be an offense to the Jews or to the Greeks or to the church of God '> do not lead others into sin by your mode of life];

Give no occasion to stumbling, whether to Jews, or Greeks, or the assembly of God.

33 J ust as I myself strive to please all men in everything I do, not aiming at or considering my own profit and advantage, but that of the many in order that they may be saved.

Even as I also please all in all things; not seeking my own profit, but that of the many, that they may be saved.