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1 Corinthians 10:16-22 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

16. When we give thanks for the cup at the Lord's Supper, aren't we sharing in the blood of Christ? When we break the bread, aren't we sharing in the body of Christ?

17. Just as there is one loaf, so we who are many are one body. We all eat from the one loaf.

18. Think about the people of Israel. Don't those who eat the offerings share in the altar?

19. Do I mean that what is offered to a statue of a god is anything? Do I mean that a statue of a god is anything?

20. No! But what is offered by those who worship statues of gods is really offered to demons. It is not offered to God. I don't want you to be sharing with demons.

21. You can't drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too. You can't have a part in both the Lord's table and the table of demons.

22. Are we trying to make the Lord jealous? Are we stronger than he is?

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