14. Therefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry.
15. I speak as to wise men; judge ye what I say.
16. The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the fellowship of the blood of the Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the fellowship of the body of the Christ?
17. For one loaf of bread means that many are one body, for we are all partakers of that one loaf.
18. Behold Israel after the flesh: are not those who eat of the sacrifices participants of the altar?
19. What do I say then? that the idol is anything or that which is offered in sacrifice to idols is anything?
20. But I say that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons, and not to God; and I would not that ye should be participants of demons.
21. Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons; ye cannot be participants of the Lord’s table and of the table of demons.
22. Shall we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?
23. All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient; all things are lawful for me, but all things do not edify.
24. Let no one seek his own good, but that of the other.
25. Whatever is sold in the market, that eat, asking no question for conscience sake;
26. for the earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness thereof.
27. If any of those that do not believe bid you to a feast, and ye are disposed to go, eat whatever is set before you asking no questions for conscience sake.