1 A nd I do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea,

For I do not want you to be unaware, brethren, that our fathers were all under the cloud and all passed through the sea;

2 a nd all to Moses were baptized in the cloud, and in the sea;

and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea;

3 a nd all the same spiritual food did eat,

and all ate the same spiritual food;

4 a nd all the same spiritual drink did drink, for they were drinking of a spiritual rock following them, and the rock was the Christ;

and all drank the same spiritual drink, for they were drinking from a spiritual rock which followed them; and the rock was Christ.

5 b ut in the most of them God was not well pleased, for they were strewn in the wilderness,

Nevertheless, with most of them God was not well-pleased; for they were laid low in the wilderness.

6 a nd those things became types of us, for our not passionately desiring evil things, as also these did desire.

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

7 N either become ye idolaters, as certain of them, as it hath been written, `The people sat down to eat and to drink, and stood up to play;'

Do not be idolaters, as some of them were; as it is written, “ The people sat down to eat and drink, and stood up to play.”

8 n either may we commit whoredom, as certain of them did commit whoredom, and there fell in one day twenty-three thousand;

Nor let us act immorally, as some of them did, and twenty-three thousand fell in one day.

9 n either may we tempt the Christ, as also certain of them did tempt, and by the serpents did perish;

Nor let us try the Lord, as some of them did, and were destroyed by the serpents.

10 n either murmur ye, as also some of them did murmur, and did perish by the destroyer.

Nor grumble, as some of them did, and were destroyed by the destroyer.

11 A nd all these things as types did happen to those persons, and they were written for our admonition, to whom the end of the ages did come,

Now these things happened to them as an example, and they were written for our instruction, upon whom the ends of the ages have come.

12 s o that he who is thinking to stand -- let him observe, lest he fall.

Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed that he does not fall.

13 N o temptation hath taken you -- except human; and God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above what ye are able, but He will make, with the temptation, also the outlet, for your being able to bear.

No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and 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.

14 W herefore, my beloved, flee from the idolatry;

Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry.

15 a s to wise men I speak -- judge ye what I say:

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

16 T he cup of the blessing that we bless -- is it not the fellowship of the blood of the Christ? the bread that we break -- is it not the fellowship of the body of the Christ?

Is not the cup of blessing which we bless a sharing in the blood of Christ? Is not the bread which we break a sharing in the body of Christ?

17 b ecause one bread, one body, are we the many -- for we all of the one bread do partake.

Since there is one bread, we who are many are one body; for we all partake of the one bread.

18 S ee Israel according to the flesh! are not those eating the sacrifices in the fellowship of the altar?

Look at the nation Israel; are not those who eat the sacrifices sharers in the altar?

19 w hat then do I say? that an idol is anything? or that a sacrifice offered to an idol is anything? --

What do I mean then? That a thing sacrificed to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything?

20 b ut that the things that the nations sacrifice -- they sacrifice to demons and not to God; and I do not wish you to come into the fellowship of the demons.

No, 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.

21 Y e are not able the cup of the Lord to drink, and the cup of demons; ye are not able of the table of the Lord to partake, and of the table of demons;

You 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.

22 d o we arouse the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than He?

Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? We are not stronger than He, are we?

23 A ll things to me are lawful, but all things are not profitable; all things to me are lawful, but all things do not build up;

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

24 l et no one seek his own -- but each another's.

Let no one seek his own good, but that of his neighbor.

25 W hatever in the meat-market is sold eat ye, not inquiring, because of the conscience,

Eat anything that is sold in the meat market without asking questions for conscience’ sake;

26 f or the Lord's the earth, and its fulness;

for the earth is the Lord’s, and all it contains.

27 a nd if any one of the unbelieving do call you, and ye wish to go, all that is set before you eat, nothing inquiring, because of the conscience;

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

28 a nd if any one may say to you, `This is a thing sacrificed to an idol,' -- do not eat, because of that one who shewed, and of the conscience, for the Lord's the earth and its fulness:

But if anyone says to you, “This is meat sacrificed to idols,” do not eat it, for the sake of the one who informed you, and for conscience’ sake;

29 a nd conscience, I say, not of thyself, but of the other, for why that my liberty is judged by another's conscience?

I mean not your own conscience, but the other man’s; for why is my freedom judged by another’s conscience?

30 a nd if I thankfully do partake, why am I evil spoken of, for that for which I give thanks?

If I partake with thankfulness, why am I slandered concerning that for which I give thanks?

31 W hether, then, ye eat, or drink, or do anything, do all to the glory of God;

Whether, then, you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

32 b ecome offenceless, both to Jews and Greeks, and to the assembly of God;

Give no offense either to Jews or to Greeks or to the church of God;

33 a s I also in all things do please all, not seeking my own profit, but that of many -- that they may be saved.

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