10. Neither murmur ye, as some of them murmured, and perished by the destroyer.
11. Now these things happened unto them by way of example; and they were written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the ages are come.
12. Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.
13. There hath no temptation taken you but such as man can bear: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, that ye may be able to endure it.
14. Wherefore, my 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 a communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not a communion of the body of Christ?
17. seeing that we, who are many, are one bread, one body: for we all partake of the one bread.
18. Behold Israel after the flesh: have not they which eat the sacrifices communion with the altar?
19. What say I then? that a thing sacrificed to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything?
20. But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have communion with devils.
21. Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot partake of the table of the Lord, and of the table of devils.
22. Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?
23. All things are lawful; but all things are not expedient. All things are lawful; but all things edify not.
24. Let no man seek his own, but each his neighbour's good.
25. Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, eat, asking no question for conscience sake;
26. for the earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof.
27. If one of them that believe not biddeth you to a feast, and ye are disposed to go; whatsoever is set before you, eat, asking no question for conscience sake.
28. But if any man say unto you, This hath been offered in sacrifice, eat not, for his sake that shewed it, and for conscience sake: